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Day 6: Free Day
Saturday, January 8, 2011 – This was one of our free days. We were invited to a delightful brunch at Samira and Doug’s home with their daughter Shirin and son Naim… Read more
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Day 5: Archives
Friday, January 7, 2011 – We headed up the mountain for our 12:30 PM appointment at the International Archives Building. Each of the groups has about 40 pilgrims, but that’s too many to take… Read more
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Day 4: Visiting the Mansions
Thursday, January 6, 2011 – “Be at the bus stop by no later than 8 AM or you will miss the bus” was running through my head as we rushed… Read more
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Day 3: Now They Call It Akko
Day 3: It was Wednesday morning, January 5th. Our day to sleep in! Why is it that when you think you have all the time in the world, you find… Read more
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Day 2: Visiting the Shrine at Bahji
Kelsey and I gathered with the rest of our pilgrimage group in the Pilgrim House near the Shrine of the Bab and met with Jamshid, our guide. (We were Group… Read more
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Our First Day of Pilgrimage
Monday, January 3, 2011 – All of the pilgrims (nearly 400 of us!) were asked to arrive at the new Pilgrim Reception Center at 54 Hatzionut Street sometime before noon.… Read more
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A Pilgrim’s Journal
My daughter, Kelsey Jene, and I started off the Year 2011 in a very special way. We went to Israel as Baha’i pilgrims. So my next several posts will be… Read more
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Haifa Bound!
My daughter and I are headed to Israel tonight. As I write this, we are sitting in the Philadelphia airport waiting to board the plane to Tel Aviv. We will… Read more
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We Are Visible Dot Com
I learned about an inspiring site today. It helps people who are homeless to use social media. Thus the site name: We Are Visible A post on the site from… Read more
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Teaching a Leadership Course
I’m teaching a course at Plymouth State University called “Leadership in Educational Technology.” I’ve taught the course with a full class once before. This time around, I have to recreate… Read more






