Beka joins us to share about a mission trip she took to Tunisia!
- Monastir
- For many of the Tunisian high school students, it was their first trip to the ocean
- Food was cafeteria food, which made things difficult with health
- Bonus Tip: If the country you are visiting has worm medicine, buy it before you go home
- Went through training in Turkey
- Tunis
- 2 day crash course in Arabic (national language)
- Coffee Shops
- Most are geared for men
- Some are for men only
- There was a small bombing that had happened just before they landed, so they were whisked away right after they arrived at the airport
- Got into a fender bender, but the Tunisians talked for a minute or two and then drove off
- Nobody really cared much about the car because no one was hurt
- Stayed in a local’s house in Tozeur
- Breakfast - dates from their family date farm, coffee, biscuits (cookies), fresh fruit
- Tozeur shuts down in the middle of the day in summer because of the heat
- Therefore a lot of nightlife
- One night they stayed in the Sahara Desert
- Rode camels into the desert
- Got to sleep under the stars in the desert
- Star Wars
- One night they went to a cliff where they had filmed the movie
- There were still holes drilled into the sides of some of the rocks
- Took a 4x4 into the desert after nap time
- Ended up at a salt flat, with one cliff that stuck out called “the camel’s head” and climbed up - maybe Chott el Djerid
- There was a whole village left over from Tatooine sets
- The only other people there are trying to sell you stuff
- Luke’s House!
- Again, it’s the only thing there
- If you didn’t know where to look, you would never have found it
- But there was a road leading to it
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/leftover-star-wars-sets
- Castle that looked really big, but it was just a thin plastic material
- If you could take us with you to one part of your trip, where & why?
- Riding camels into the desert and sleeping under the stars
- What’s your next trip
- To Texas to see family and go to a wedding
- Do you have any travel questions for us?
- What’s your favorite hole in the wall restaurant?
Wish You Were Here
Cheryl: Poble Espanyol, Barcelona, Spain
Beka: Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare, Ireland
Ryan: Olympic Game Farm, Sequim, WA
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