• When They Saw the Star, They Were Overjoyed

    I have always loved trekking in Europe, mainly because it feels safer and far less infested with poisonous reptiles than the mountains in India. One range I kept returning to was the Tatra Mountains. The routine was simple: arrive in Zakopane, stay the night, begin early the next morning, hike up to the alpine lakes,…

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  • Good for Nothing, Nazareth?

    Last month I attended a course in archaeology as part of my studies. The course focused on the Levant, the fertile region often described as the promised land. As part of our assessment, the professor, who had completed his doctorate in Israel, asked each of us to write a paper and give a presentation on…

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