From the Mediterranean Sea to the Sea of Galilee, I walked for three days across the entire State of Israel. One advantage Israel has in being barely larger than the state of New Jersey but having the topography of California, is that in their spare time people can trek across the entire country on the Sea to Sea, or in Hebrew, Yam le Yam, three-day hike.  This year some of my friends have found their connection to Israel through spirituality, others through all-day learning of Jewish texts. I have connected to Israel by exploring and traveling during all of my free time, discovering the gorgeous and diverse parts of this tiny country. In the north there are beautiful green mountains with rivers flowing through them; in the south is the world’s largest crater (Mitzpeh Rimon), deserts, nomadic Bedouins, and the lowest point on Earth, the Dead Sea. I try to take advantage of every break I am given and all of my free time is devoted to traveling and seeking new hikes and new places to visit. So much to do and see, yet so little time.