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Loreleÿ Carmine Headcanons (Pokémon Scarlet Main OC)
- - - Christmas 2023 Special ! - - -
Loreleÿ in her Blueberry Academy Uniforn alongside a sleeping Koraidon, reading the Scarlet Book in the Crystal Pool.
Gender : Female
Age : 13
Eye Color : Light and Dark Blue, with a Yellow circle around the pupil. Purplish halo.
Hair Color : Turquoise
"Hometown" : Area Zero
Place of Residence : Mesaledo (Mesagoza)
Region : Paldea
Relatives : Professor Olim Sada ("Mother") / Professor Turum Arven ("Father ?") / Pepper Arven ("Older Brother") / Mora Raifort (Adoptive Mother)
Trainer Class : Student
Generation : VIX
Games : Pokemon Scarlet
Specializes in : Past Paradox Pokémon (some from the Future too) / All types
Member of : Naranja Academy / Blueberry Academy (Internship)
First Pokémon : Fuecoco
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Loreleÿ is a young trainer and student at the oldest school of Paldea ; Naranja Academy. She started her first day as well as her journey alongside Menzi Nemona, who saw a wonderful friend and rival on her. As she is looking for a strong opponent to face her as she is the Champion.
When she went in Area Zero alongside Menzi Nemona, Pania Peony Rose and Pepper Arven, it was revealed that she was connected to Olim Sada, and therefore Turum and Pepper Arven in a way. She was created in Terastal energy, pretty much like the AI. Created by the single wish of having someone to have the same passions as her. She created the AI, but something else was created. Or should we say, someone else. And this someone, is Loreleÿ. She is also the adopted daughter of Mora Raifort.
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Loreleÿ first appeared in front of the Academy, where she witnessed the battle between a young student, Florian, and some Team Star members. She will be amazed by the boy's talent as he just started as a Pokémon Trainer and will eventually be "enroled" by Menzi who saw potential in her. She will introduce both Florian and Loreleÿ to the school, as they are in the same class as her.
When they get to find their greatest treasure, Loreleÿ didn't know what to choose between the proposals of Menzi and Pepper, so she decided to do both without the other one knowing. She will eventually defeat all the Gym Leaders and find some Herba Mystica alongside Pepper.
She will eventually manage to defeat the Elite 4 as well as Alisma Geeta, and will be challenged one more time by Menzi with her Champion's Team, to which she managed to defeat.
When she arrives in Area Zero, she will constantly feel her heart pounding in her chest, a feeling she never had before. It was as if she had already gone to that place. Going deeper into the hole, she will manage to get into the lab, and there she finds the AI of the Professor, who revealed that the real Professor passed away some time ago. The AI will ultimately ask Loreleÿ to stop the time machine as she will be able to "fullfill the Professor's dream without needing the time machine", according to her. That's when she will reveal her past to her.
Loreleÿ was pretty much a wish of the Professor that was granted to her. As she was hoping there were 2 of her, the Professor created an AI version of her with Terastal Energy, but at the same time, Loreleÿ was also conceived as deep down, she also wish that someone could understand her vision and make her dream live on. Other than the "wish", Loreleÿ was conceived like a normal offspring would be. However, despite that, she is made of Terastal Crystals and Energy, and it can be seen when she is sad. Her tears look like crystals and her eyes also looks cristallized, pretty much like the AI when the Paradise Protocol System is activated. But considering her conditions of work in the Zero Lab, she decided it was not good for her to grow in this place, so she put her in Mora's custody, but she never forgot her (nor her son by the way).
Upon learning the truth, she was a bit lost, and she somewhat fell harder what Pepper felt at the exact moment where he realized the passing of his mother. With a heavy heart, she defeated the AI with the help of Koraidon, and says goodbye to her mother.
After those events, she often goes into Area Zero, as it is technically her hometown, and felt at peace in this place, despite being considered highly dangerous. It's pretty much her second home by now. Just like her mother, she will learn more about the Past Paradox Pokémons and will even "live" with them. By the way, she is often seen alongside a Slither Wing named Anavathmida, who is her absolute favourite Paradox 'mon.
Her team for her journey through the Paldea Region :
Arigëta (Shiny Skeledirge, ♀)
Milly (Shiny Psyduck, ♀)
Laëvana (Tinkaton, ♀)
Terria (Toadscruel, ♂)
Tag-Tag (Grafaiai, ♂)
Gambex (Lokix, ♂)
Her main team now :
Arigëta (Shiny Skeledirge, ♀) {Water Tera}
Anavathmida (Shiny Slither Wing) {Bug Tera}
Kima (Shiny Noivern, ♂) {Normal Tera}
Minto Mizu (Shiny Espeon, ♂) {Fairy Tera}
Kantai (Shiny Floatzel, ♂) {Grass Tera}
Lampsi (Shiny Glimmora, ♂) {Grass Tera}
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Facts about her ! :
Her real name is Loreleÿ, but she stylized it in her Trainer Card, to add some unicity to it. Her Trainer ID is 954056.
She never knew about her origins : that's mainly because Professor Olim wanted her to grow like a normal girl, so she asked if they could keep it a secret until she will be old enough.
She never talks about her origins. The only one who knows about her backstory are Olim (obviously), her adoptive mother Mora, and Pepper, Pania and Menzi when they went on Area Zero (they discover the truth at the same time as her).
Meeting Kassis Kieran on her very first trip to Kitagami was the main process of her falling in love with him.
She never felt any hatred after Kassis wanted to get his revenge.
She felt bad when she saw how brutal he could be sometimes. That is why she accepts Irido Drayton's proposal immediately without thinking about the rest (That's what luuuve can do♥).
When they went into the Depths of Area Zero, they will find some researchs of the Professor. As Bria Bruyer was reading them, she touched the other books and tears started to come as she remembers her mother. She will avoid eye contact at first so they will not see her altered eyes.
When she faced Terapagos, she was given power by the soul of the Professor, and we could even see a glimpse of her coat on her.
This power-up allows her to stand longer against the Legendary Pokémon. But at one point she will be overwhelmed by it's power and she will be badly wounded.
It's when Kassis snapped and handled the battle with her that she was ultimately saved from being annihilated by the being. However, she needed a good amount of recovery from this battle.
She will be forgiven by Kassis because she was pretty much ready to sacrifice her life for her friends and her crush. They will eventually end up together as she was recovering in the Blueberry Academy.
She will eventually get along with Pepper and she will be helping him with his parental issues.
Some times after she caught Terapagos, she went into the Crystal Pool and saw Professor Olim Sada, or what seemed to be a past version of her or an alternate timeline of her.
She will burst in tears and hug her as all of her past was emerging back. She would eventually tell her that she was her daughter and the Professor would make the link. Seeing how she has grown and everything she has been through (scars all over her body after the Terapagos encounter), she will give her the Scarlet Book as well as her necklace as a reminder of her mother, and a touchable link between them.
Her and Juliana Aceituñna (my Pokémon Violet Main OC) came from 2 different timelines. But the events with Terapagos and the Professor in the Indigo Disk literally combined their timelines into a single one. Which means that unfortunately, both Professors died in this timeline.
It's thanks to Juliana that she will learn about Professor Turum Arven, Professor Olim Sada's husband. She will wear futuristic tights in his memory.
Note that this backstory idea came from the Indigo Disk as well as a video from Moxie2D : Pokemon Violet with ONLY Pawmi ; The Anime. This was a wonderful turn of events for me. As she didn't have any real backstory, and then all of a sudden BAM ! It all clicked.
#pokemon#pokemon scarlet#pokemon scarlet and violet#pokemon oc#original character#loreley carmine#area zero#crystal pool#paldea#kitakami#pokemon headcanons#headcanons#koraidon#professor sada
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Hi, how are you? Could you recommend fcs to be Courtney Eaton’s mother? (I have her dad casted as Chris Wood if that helps any!)
Heyy! I'm good, thanks for asking (: It's a lot difficult to cast parents for Courtney, since she's part chinese, maori and white. I don't know anyone who's both chinese and maori, so I'll look for fcs with one or the other ethnicity.
Maggie Jiang (35 - Chinese)
Jing Lusi (37 - Chinese)
Jodi Gordon (38 - Maori / Unspecified)
Pania Rose (38 - Maori / Dutch)
Gemma Chan (39 - Chinese)
Ria Hall (39 - Maori)
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All at Sea: Pania Rose by Jake Terrey for Vogue Australia January 2018
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someone a long time ago has appeared again and it is Rose's birthday.
#not so berry#hailey#loario metcalf#mack inkberry#stardust inkberry#flame inkberry#yoko kyo#pania metcalf#rose metcalf#ts4 gameplay#ts4#gen6#nsb
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[TASK 086: MĀORI]
There’s a masterlist below compiled of over 120+ Māori faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and iwi denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever character or whichever project you desire.
Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags, @ mention us or send us a messaging linking us to your post!
THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!
STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!
STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!
STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)
STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.
THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK - examples are linked!
Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.
Screencaps
RP icons [of all sizes]
Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]
PNG packs
Manips
Dash Icons
Character Aesthetics
PSD’s
XCF’s
Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!
FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!
FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.
Written Guides.
and whatever else you can think of / make!
MASTERLIST!
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Kiri Te Kanawa (1944) Maori / Unspecified European - singer.
Mahia Blackmore (1949) Maori - singer and guitarist.
Whirimako Black (1961) Te Whakatōhea Maori, Ngāi Tūhoe Maori, Ngāti Tūwharetoa Maori, Ngāti Ranginui Maori - actress and singer-songwriter.
Moana / Moana Maniapoto / Moana Maniapoto-Jackson (1961) Maori - singer-songwriter and filmmaker.
Rena Owen (1962) Maori, some Welsh / Danish, French, English - actress, director, producer, and writer.
Vaitiare Hirshon-Asars / Vaitiare Bandera (1964) Tahitian, Maori Cook Islander, German, English, French - actress.
Emma Paki (1968) Ngāti Manuhiri Maori - singer-songwriter.
Boh Runga (1969 or 1970) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori / Chinese Malaysian - singer-songwriter.
Rachel House (1971) Ngāti Mutunga Maori, Ngāi Tahu, Unspecified European - actress.
Nancy Brunning (1971) Ngāti Raukawa Maori, Ngāi Tūhoe Maori - actress and director.
Deborah Mailman (1972) Bidjara, Te Arawa Maori, Ngāti Porou Maori - actress and singer.
Megan Gale (1975) 1/4 Maori, 3/4 English - actress and model.
Simone Kessell (1975) Maori, Unspecified Other - actress.
Keala Settle (1975) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori, Ngāi Tahu Maori, Rangitāne o Wairau Maori, Ngāti Raukawa Maori / British - actress and singer.
Bic Runga / Briolette Kah Bic Runga (1976) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori / Chinese Malaysian - singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer.
Chanel Cole (1977) Maori - musician.
Jade MacRae (1979) Maori, English - singer.
Anika Moa (1980) Ngāpuhi Maori, Te Aupōuri Maori, Unspecified European - singer, guitarist, keyboardist, and percussionist.
Jaime Passier-Armstrong (1981) Maori, Dutch - actress.
Mahara McKay (1981) Maori / Swiss - model, DJ, and producer.
Ria Hall (1882/1983) Maori - singer and presenter.
Kristy Brooks (1983) Ngati Haua / French - actress.
Maisey Rika (1983) Ngāti Awa Maori, Tūhoe Maori, Te Arawa Maori, Te Whānau-a-Apanui Maori,
Pania Rose (1984) Maori / Dutch - model.
Ricki-Lee / Ricki-Lee Coulter (1985) Ngāi Tahu Maori, possibly other - singer-songwriter, tv presenter, and radio presenter.
Katy Steele (1985) Maori / Russian, Belarusian - singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Jodi Anasta (1985) Maori / Unspecified - actress and model.
Lizzie Marvelly (1989) Te Arawa Maori - singer-songwriter and journalist.
Keisha Castle-Hughes (1990) Maori / English - actress.
Mali-Koa Hood (1991) Maori / Scottish - singer-songwriter and fashion blogger.
Jessica Clarke (1992) Maori, Russian - model.
Cody Yerkovich (1992) Maori, Croatian, German - Miss New Zealand 2010.
Sasha Lane (1995) Maori, Unspecified European / African-American - actress.
Courtney Eaton (1996) Maori Cook Islander, Chinese / English - actress and model.
Talea Tatupu (2000 or 2001) Maori / Samoan - model.
Marie Te Hapuku (?) Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti Maori - singer.
Bridgette Allen (?) Maori - singer.
Marcella Edgecombe-Craig (?) Maori, Irish - actress.
Ngatapa Black (?) Tuhoe Maori, Ngāti Tūwharetoa Maori, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui Maori - singer.
Makaira Berry (?) Maori - singer.
Te Awhina Kaiwai-Wanikau (?) Maori - singer.
Miria Flavell (?) Maori - Youtuber.
Kirsten Te Rito (?) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine Maori / English - singer-songwriter.
Makeda Soper-Wirangi (?) Maori - model.
Ora Barlow (?) Te Whānau-ā-Apanui Maori / English - singer-songwriter, guitarist, percussionist, and ukulele player.
Rikitia Holloway (?) Maori - model.
Mere Arihi Pipi Takoko (?) Maori - actress and singer.
Kali Joyce (?) Te Arawa Maori, Tainui Maori, Nga Puhi Maori - model.
Rhys Carter-Coleman (?) Ngati Hine Maori, Nga Puhi Maori - model.
Shanice Whiley (?) Ngati Hine Maori - model.
Ngakiri Kershaw (?) Maori - musician (The Trio Gang).
Renee Rangikataua (?) Maori - musician (The Trio Gang).
Cian White (?) Maori - actress.
Honey Tahuri-Whakatope (?) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori, Ngāti Haua Maori, Ngāti Whātua Maori, Tūhoe Maori - musician (NRG Rising).
Benita Tahuri (?) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori, Tūhoe Maori - musician (NRG Rising).
Anahera-Pono Tahuri-Whakatope (?) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori, Ngāti Haua Maori, Ngāti Whātua Maori, Tūhoe Maori - musician (NRG Rising).
Miriama Smith (?) Maori - actress and presenter.
Elena Higgins (?) Maori, Samoan - musician (Indigie Femme).
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Eddie Low (1943) Maori - musician.
George Henare (1945) Ngāti Porou Maori, Ngāti Hine Maori - actor.
Deane Waretini (1946) Ngāti Whakaue Maori, Tūhourangi Maori - singer.
John Rowles (1947) Maori / Unspecified European - singer.
Frankie Stevens (1950) Maori / Scottish - singer and reality tv judge.
Jim Moriarty (1953) Ngāti Toa Maori, Ngāti Koata Maori, Ngāti Kahungunu Maori, Ngāti Pākehā Maori - actor and director.
Temuera Morrison (1960) Ngāti Maniapoto Maori, Scottish, Irish, English - actor.
Jon Stevens (1961) Maori / Scottish - singer.
Cliff Curtis (1968) Te Arawa Maori, Ngāti Hauiti Maori - actor.
Lawrence Makoare (1968) Ngāti Whātua Maori - actor.
iOTA / Sean Hape (1968) Maori / English - singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor.
Manu Bennett (1969) Ngāti Kahungunu Maori, Te Arawa Maori, Irish / Scottish, English - actor.
Antonio Te Maioha (1970) Ngāpuhi Maori, Waikato Maori / Unspecified - actor.
Blair Strang (1972) Maori / Unspecified European - actor.
Julian Arahanga (1972) Ngāti Rangi Maori, Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi Maori, Estonian, possibly other - actor and director.
Jemaine Clement (1974) Maori / French, Irish, German, English - actor, singer, multi-instrumentalist, comedian, director, and writer.
Che Fu / Che Ness (1974) Maori / Niuean - rapper-songwriter, singer, and producer.
Taika Waititi / Taika Cohen (1975) Te Whānau-ā-Apanui Maori, distant French / Russian Jewish - actor, comedian, director, and writer.
Callan Mulvey (1975) 1/4 Maori, 3/4 Scottish - actor.
Tammy Davis (1975) Ngāti Rangi Maori, Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi Maori - actor.
Chong Nee / Matakite John Chong Nee (1975) Maori, Samoan, Chinese, British - singer-songwriter and producer.
Tiki Taane (1976) Maori - musician.
Ben Lummis / Isileli Junior Brown (1978) Ngāti Porou Maori - singer.
Horomona Horo (1978) Maori - musician (Waiora).
Mana The Polynesian Warrior / The Wild Samoan / Nikora Mana Tuhakaraina (1978) Ngāti Hauā Maori, Samoan - actor and wrestler.
Benjamin Mitchell (1979) Tainui Maori - actor.
Luke Steele (1979) Maori / Russian, Belarusian - singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, pianist, and synthesizer.
Jay’ed / Jade Goto (1981) Maori, Samoan / Japanese - singer-songwriter.
Te Kohe Tuhaka (1982) Ngāti Porou Maori, Ngāi Tuhoe Maori - actor.
Daniel Logan (1987) Maori - actor.
Pana Hema Taylor (1989) Maori - actor.
Stan Walker (1990) Ngāti Tūwharetoa Maori, Ngāi Tūhoe Maori - singer, guitarist, actor, and tv personality.
Tai Hara (1990) Maori / Japanese - actor and presenter.
William Singe / Will / Willy / Willy Will / Liam Singe (1992) Maori / Scottish, possibly other - singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, pianist, youtuber, and producer.
Jayde Kanon / Cameron Jesse King (1992) Maori, unspecified Hawaiian - actor.
Jordi Webber (1994) Te Arawa Maori, Ngāti Pikiao Maori, Ngāti Raukawa Maori, Te Āti Awa Maori - actor and singer.
Alex Aiono (1996) Maori, Samoan / Danish, English, German, Scottish, Irish, Swiss, Welsh - singer.
Calum Hood (1996) Maori / Scottish - singer and bassist.
Tikirau Hathaway (1997) Tuhoe Maori - actor.
James Rolleston (1997) Te Whakatōhea Maori, Ngāi Te Rangi Maori, Ngāti Whakaue Maori, Ngāti Porou Maori, Ngāi Tūhoe Maori, Tainui Maori - actor.
Kirk Torrance (?) Maori - actor, playwright, and swimmer.
Andy Stankovich (?) Maori, Croatian - singer.
Kevin Taumata (?) Maori - actor.
Rangimoana Taylor (?) Te Whānau-ā-Apanui Maori, Ngāti Ruanui Maori, Ngāti Porou Maori, Taranaki Maori, Unspecified European - actor, director, and storyteller.
Hori Ahipene (?) Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti Maori, Ngāti Raukawa Maori, Ngāti Kahungunu Maori - actor and director.
Scott Cotter (?) Tainui Maori, Ngāpuhi Maori - actor.
Korey Atama (?) Maori - musician (Waiora).
Joshua Henare Rogers (?) Maori - musician (Waiora).
Rob Kipa-Williams (?) Maori, Irish, Scottish - actor.
Jayden Daniels (?) Maori - actor.
Jared De' Har (?) Maori, French - actor.
Thibul Nettle (?) Maori, Yamatji, Bibulman, Unspecified Native American, Italian, Irish - actor.
Doug Brooks (?) Maori, European - actor and writer.
Jeremy Hill (?) Maori, Norwegian - actor.
Bobby Tau (?) Ngapuhi Maori - actor.
Lewis de Jong (?) Maori - musician (Alien Weaponry)
Henry de Jong (?) Maori - musician (Alien Weaponry)
Ethan Trembath (?) Maori - musician (Alien Weaponry)
Konan Snow (?) Maori - model.
Te Manava Syme-Buchanan (?) Maori - model.
Jerome Flood (?) Ngati Kahungungu Maori - model.
Jayden Flood (?) Ngati Kahungungu Maori - model.
Kimba Tipene-Riki (?) Maori - model.
Problematic:
Russell Crowe (1964) Welsh, English, Scottish, Irish, 1/8 Maori, 1/16 Norwegian, 1/16 Swedish, 1/32 German, possibly distant Italian - actor, musician, producer, and director - Helped cover for Harvey Weinstein as well as has been charged with assault and accused of rape himself.
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Maelstrom, Part VII: Nisos
Read the conclusion to Amphitrite's 7 part adventure Maelstrom in "Maelstrom, Part VII: Nisos"!
It was the day after I revealed myself to Pania and Oliana that Mano and I were out walking on the beach. I could walk, I could teleport a few feet, but I still couldn’t run well. Why was this taking so long?! Mano and I had taken to laying in the surf as the sun rose and fell. Mano was building up a tolerance to seawater, which I found amazing.
“Mano, you know I’ll be able to create a little…
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Israel Day Seven: Sunday 1/06/19
Looking back, this day was one of my favorites—but for reasons outside of the itinerary. Maybe it was the hours that we spent cramped on the bus singing Bohemian Rhapsody, Somebody to Love, or Taylor Swift’s You Belong With Me, which Lance dedicated to our beloved Security guard Michael. Maybe it was because the group had become so comfortable with one another that a new atmosphere had rose amongst us. Maybe it was because the cold weather and “holy hail” which caused us to act like children and no longer care about personal space in the pursuit of warmth. Or maybe, it’s because my favorite number is seven so I was biased to believe that this day would be great. Whatever the reason, God made day seven of the trip a magical one.
Israel’s geography varies greatly depending on your location. Southern Israel is dry and desert like. Northern Israel has green hills and lots of volcanic rock. Along the Mediterranean, the land is slightly more flat. We spent the first 5 days traveling in and around Jerusalem, which has a city law that all buildings must be made out of limestone, so we hadn’t seen much farming land yet. Being from Missouri, it was very hard for me to grasp that the thousands of large rocks that were scattered along the hills weren’t placed there by humans. Here our (very unimpressive) hills are bare or have trees, but in Israel the (very impressive) hills have been blessed with the company of large rocks.
Our first stop of the day was at Gadot outlook, an old IDF outpost that had previously been in constant threat of the Syrians. After our guide, Efrat, shared some more details on the development of Israel we got back in the bus and headed up the hills to the Golan Heights. We were 3,400 ft above sea level so the wind, rain/hail, and cold chills made it difficult to stay outside for too long. The Heights border Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. The group soaked up the gorgeous view, played in the cement bunkers, and ran around yelling “PARKOUR” making sure everyone there knew we were tourists. Once the cold became too much, we went inside a cute little cabin located at the top of the hill which sold coffee and other hot beverages to everyone’s delight. It was back to the bus once our drinks were finished, and back down the hill. If you are questioning how a large bus was able to maneuver its’ way up a narrow-winding road that cascaded a hill, you are going to have to keep on wondering because I was there, and I still have no idea how our bus driver did it.
We then drove to a site that has at least four names: Temple of Pan, Caesarea Philippi, Panias, and Banias because Muslims can’t pronounce ‘p’. This location used to be full of pagan worship. People would come from far away just to worship their gods there; the river which flowed nearby also attracted many. This was also where Philip, Herod the Great’s son, established the capital of his tetrarchy. He named it in honor of the Emperor of Rome, Augustus Caesar. As if this place needed anymore reasons for existing, it was also believed to be the place where Peter identified that Jesus was the Messiah in Matthew 16:13-16.
“Now when Jesus came into he district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.’”
Our next stop was in the town of Jish, at a Maronite church. The Maronite people are descendants of Syrians, and the last group of Christians that have been in Israel since the time of Jesus. An Israeli Aramaic Maronite spoke to the group about the oppression the church has experienced, how many people were forced into other religions/people groups but are actually Armenian, and how we as American Christians can help this small Christian minority in the Middle East. After the presentation, we went to the basement of the old church and ate with the students from the 7 other Passages buses. The members of the church made us pita bread and set out many options for fillings—think Israeli Subway. Because of our cold and wet adventures of the morning and since it had been 7 hours since breakfast, we dug into our warm home-cooked meal like animals.
The Maronite church in Jish was actually our last stop of the day, so we headed back to the hotel with full stomachs. Anytime the bus ride was more than 5 minutes, Efrat our guide would take the liberty of educating and pointing out important buildings or locations we were passing. On this long ride back, she shared with us the story of Bamba. During the 1st Gulf War, Israel was told to create a safe room with water, non-perishables, blankets, but also to take something that would keep the children calm. Bamba, a peanut butter corn-puff similar to a puffed Cheetoh, ended up being the peaceful pacifier the children needed. The snack became so popular that the Israeli government gave the factory permission to produce it 24/6 in order to have enough. After sampling it, we all understood the need for mass production.
We arrived at the hotel a few hours before dinner and had no other obligations that evening, so a large group of us spent the rest of the evening playing games like Signs and Silent Football in the hotel’s lobby areas. It was so much fun laughing and learning about other students living at CCH, that I may have never had the opportunity to get to know otherwise. Like I mentioned earlier, there was something special about day seven. Maybe the Bamba. Maybe the physical and mental exhaustion finally taking over. But more probable, we had all fell in love with Israel and the people we were able to enjoy it with.
A non-significant yet still beautiful hill we passed while driving
Efrat (far right) talking about the Golan Heights before we go play & quite possibly my MOST favorite picture I took on the whole trip. Please note the amazingly hilarious facial expressions of (L to R) Brock Gibson, Emily Bateman, Aleea Magras, Olivia Finley, Serai Barton, Grace Compton, Carlie Cunningham, Kylea Smith, and Conner McBride. Like I said, day seven was magical!
Golan Heights view pt 1
Golan Heights pt 2
Kylea Smith and Lance Tamerius enjoying the coffee in the shop on Golan Heights
Rock from the Temple of Pan
*Generally “temples” were just caves, not churches or buildings as some might expect
Lauren Haley rocking out during our musical sing-along time on the bus
The Maronite Church in Jish
Efrat sharing the story of Bamba before she lets us sample it
The group playing Silent Football watching Alex Weideman chug over 1 liter of water because he lost that round. (L to R) Helena Jordheim, Carolyn Jordheim, Sam Patterson, Morgan Gibson, Aidan Anderson, Alex Weideman, Jared Myers, Annie Walsh, and Paige Wakefield
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