dana's wanderlust*

A Wellesley alum, studying Public Health at Cambridge and preparing to start medical school at HMS this fall.

A string of thoughts to keep me grounded,
as I strive to give back to the world--
not with naive idealism, but with critical optimism.

Snippets of Israel — January 2009

Habon and his family from Iraq.
Post-surgery. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.
January 2009.

Lukman from Tanzania— he had an acquired congenital heart defect.
Post-surgery, at the Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel for echocardiogram.
January 2009.

The Sea of Galilee, Israel.
8-hour long bike around the Sea of Galilee… with my cheap bike rented from a local hostel.
January 2009.

Caesarea, Israel.
A Roman-style amphitheater that King Herod built to impress Caesar.
January 2009.

The Old City, East Jerusalem, Israel.
8pm, The Wailing Wall, where many Orthodox Jews (usually) gather to pray — Men’s Section.
January 2009.

The Old City, East Jerusalem, Israel.
The Way of the Cross, a ritual in Catholicism, marking fourteen different moments in the period leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus.
January 2009.