It may not pay well, it’s true (with a few exceptions–Stephen King, cough, cough), but the job is priceless.* Not only does it allow me to run around with my imaginary friends instead of dealing with real people, not only does it allow me to travel to the land I love (South Jersey) on a regular basis (in imagination, if not in real life for research), but now, it’s given me an all-expense paid trip to Israel.

My friend and mentor, Sandi Glahn, had suggested me to the Israeli Tourism Board as a journalist for their upcoming Christian Press Tour. I will be participating as a representative for bible.org. 

To be honest, I’ve never had this desire that apparently all good Christians have to pilgrimage to our mecca, but I’m getting excited about walking on water, tasting wine fresh from the cleansing water jars, and splashing around in some healing pools (I hate being nearsighted). 

In all seriousness, our itinerary includes traditional stops (this is where tradition says Jesus died, for example–I can’t imagine that being an easy visit, even if it’s an unverified traditional site), archeological digs (where I plan to discover something like the Rosetta Stone), and historical sites (Jonah ran from this port–he is my cowardice hero, after all). After my last post on the mindset of setting, I have a feeling this tour will reveal more about biblical stories.

It may not pay well, but I could do worse.

*Post sponsored by Mastercard.