Geniuses, geniuses...

Unless you are on our particular birthright trip, the title of this post will mean nothing to you, but it's been the phrase of the trip and the way our fearless leader, tour guide Assaf, addresses our group. Variations include, "fucking geniuses," "ladies and geniuses," and "geniuses and gentlemen." Turns out, it's a great way to get a groups attention- when there are tons of other birthright groups in an area, we know we are the ones being summoned! Assaf has been a wonderful part of the trip. His funny one-liners and gripping stories have brought much of Israel's history to life. Yesterday we went to Masada, an important historic site where over 900 Jews (the total population of the fortress) killed themselves rather than be taken as slaves and prostitutes to the Romans. We hiked up to the site before sunrise to watch the sun come up over the little town on a hill and then the fun began. At this point I still wasn't sure of the significance of Masada. Then Assaf lead us to a platform and told us he had something to help us understand what happened there but he had to go grab it at another site. He ran off saying he'd be back in five and then...


...he appeared in the above! Fully dressed as a Roman, who told the complete tale. It was hysterical, it was informative, bur most of all, it reaffirmed how glad we are to have such a fun and engaging guide! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad