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Monthly Archive for: ‘June, 2012’

Is the World Different Today?

In the past decades, this land had witnessed violence, war, and tragedy. We were born into state of conflict. We …

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Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

June 14th 2012 – 14:45, that was when I stepped foot in the States for the first time in three …

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Breaking the Chains of Fear

Last night we got the chance to share our stories for the first time. Together with the community of the …

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‘We stand here before you today an Israeli and a Palestinian…’

On the 3rd day of our NSL orientation week, in pairs, we were asked to write an introduction for an …

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The Sole Meaning of Life is to Serve Humanity.

Peace is not God’s gift to his creatures. It’s people’s gift to each other. In the last week, I have …

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Ten Million Fireflies

Somewhere new, foreign language, different culture, and people I don’t know. It may seem intimidating, which it is at times, …

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Power of Words

Our NSL orientation week started on Monday, which is an intense week of preparations and trainings, and a part of …

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Let Us Shape Our Own Future

In the past decades, this land had witnessed violence, war, and tragedy. We were born into state of conflict. We …

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Rollercoaster

On the night before I finally took the long anticipated flight to Washington DC I had a dream. It was …

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Journey to the New World

It all started with a hand full of gummy bears. This was the sugar rush that my girlfriend had packed …

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Our First Students Touch Down in DC

Dulles airport, Thursday afternoon and Mary Sayej, Dia Majadleh and Lior Frank arrive on the same Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt, …

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Management Team Assemble!

This week saw the final of our 2012 NSL Management Team arrive in Washington DC. Director of Communications, Elliot Jeffords …

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Hot Summer’s Night in Delaware

An Irishman, Palestinian and American get into a boat……….no this is no joke; this was the beginning of the New …

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NSL 2012 Begins

Yesterday, NSL Management met for the first time in Washington DC, minus our South African representative, Rikus. The group were …

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