Israel: The Group aka the Yallah Yetties

     This is the first of many Israel recap posts. I'm going to be introducing the entire group of 16 today; 12 seniors and 4 chaperones. I'm excited! :) We were all besties by the end of the week and it was VERY hard to say goodbye.

     Yallah Yetties. You are probably wondering what in the world that means.
Yallah is a term used in Israel by shepherds to get their sheep moving and going in the right direction. Our guide, Nadav would yell Yallah Yallah to get us moving. and Yetties, I'm not sure where exactly that came from but it stuck the whole week. 


     There were 12 high school seniors that went, Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson (Papa Larry and Mama Kay) and Bill and Maryann Hicks. Nadav, was our Jewish guide and Muchev was our bus driver! so, here we go!

Papa Larry

Founder of Ferguson Family Foundation

Mama Kay

She was SO excited for Diet Coke back in the US

Bill and Maryann Hicks 

From Florida

Nadav: Our tour guide

I hate the reflection on my face

but this is the only one I got :(

Muchev: The bus driver

Kelton Williamson

Oklahoma Native (Boomer Sooner)

"K to the Elton" 

Hannah Bradley

Texas

"Nanny"

Malachi Daniels

Missouri 

"The Fly Guy"

post-Tebow pose




Morgan Huntress
Missouri
"Mogley, Morgie Bear"

Reed Ensminger

Tennesee 

"forgot nickname"

Kathleen Johnson

Texas

"KK"

Matt Blom

Iowa

"Pelican, The Blominator, Kitty"

Dylan Day

Minnesota 

"Double D"

Maggie Sirk

Florida

"Margie, Margaret"

John Martin

Tennesee 

"Fartin Martin" (true story)

Emily Voth

Missouri

"no nickname"

BFF- pretty much the summary of our friendship

Emily (ME)

Missouri

"Cheez-it, Donut

I'm so excited to begin to recap and blog about my trip. There are so many memories, highlights, pictures, and stupid quotes to blog. I'm just beginning to get adjusted back to MO time and catch up on sleep! 

Enjoy the updates!

OXOX

Emily