Virtually Touring Israel

Posted on May 14, 2022 by vanbraman

This week I have been virtually touring Israel.

My friend Luke is leading a tour so he and his wife have been posting pictures. Of course the pictures bring back many memories of my trips there. sunset, natanya, isreal, mediterraneanOne of my first memories was watching the sun set for the first time over the Mediterranean Sea. See Night at Netanya

Joshua, Gibeon, Heights of Gibeon, Nebi SamwilThe tour this year is following a different order than my first trip to Israel, but I thought I would share a few pictures from some of the same places.

Here is a view of Gibeon from the Heights of Gibeon.

israel,, jerusalem, temple mount, dome of the rockThey have visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

Israel museum, Egyptian Coffins, anthropoid coffins, Deir el-BalahThey have also visited the Israel Museum. Which is a wonderful place to visit.

Temple Model, Israel Museum, Temple MountWhich means that they have also seen the large model of 1st Century Jerusalem that is just outside of the museum building.

Masada - Fortress - Dead Sea - Josephus - Snake TrailThey have also visited Masada and the Dead Sea area.

All of these pictures were taken almost ten years ago during my first trip to Israel. You can see more pictures along with the posts that I wrote by visiting my Israel Page. The page also includes posts from the digs that I have been on.

I am also starting to see dig updates in my Facebook feed, so am enjoying this time of year.

Steven

 

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Graduation Memories

Posted on May 13, 2022 by vanbraman

Next week is the anniversary of my graduation from High School, and since my nephew graduated from High School tonight I am thinking of my past graduations.

graduation, livestream, nephewTonight I was able to watch his Graduation on-line. I was happy to see this great day for him. Congratulations.

Ashland Kansas, Mr. Moody, Graduation, MemoriesI remember Mr. Moody, our principal, addressing us at our graduation.

High School Graduation, cap and gown, Ashland, KansasI looked so young then.

The tassel from this first graduation is hanging on my bedroom mirror.

In this picture I was just modeling the cap and gown after I picked them up at the school office.

graduation party, cap and gown, church buildingHere is a picture from graduation day.

You can see that I had put on a shirt and tie for the ceremony and the following party at the curch building.

Graduation, DeVry, Cap and Gown, TasselThree years later I graduated from college with a BSEET (Electronic Engineering Technology) from DeVry Institute of Technology.

I looked quite a bit different after three years. Of course, not wearing glasses does give a different look.

The tassel from this graduation is hanging in my home office.

Masters, graduation, Education, Training, PhoenixIt was not until a couple decades later that I graduated with an MAAET – Masters in Education Adult Education and Training.

This tassel is also hanging in my home office.

This is the time of year when Facebook is full of graduation news.

It is good to see friends graduating with different degree types and levels.

Congratulations to all the graduates this year.

Steven

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