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Meet Asaf
I was born in Jerusalem to a family active in hiking and biking. My mother moved to Israel during the 70s, joining her parents who had made 'aliya' earlier from the U.S and to pursue her PhD studies in Microbiology. She married Haim and they discovered a mutual passion for cycling--this passion was passed on to the children.
I grew up in a village out of Jerusalem with 2-3 year periods in New Zealand and the Negev, where I studied in the High School for Environmental Studies in "Sde Boker". After completing my military service, in the infantry, I spent some time working as a logistics coordinator in the "Sde Boker" Field School. From the Negev, I moved to Portland, Oregon and worked as an outdoor education trainer, working with troubled youth.
After returning to Israel, I have established " Bike Jerusalem”,a bile tourism business in Israel and at the same time completed the Israel government Tour Guide course and obtained my license. I am a 3rd generation tour guide (my grandfather was one of the first Israeli tour guides) and a certified cycling instructor.
on my free time, I enjoy rollerblading, self-supported bike tours and Yoga practice.
This days, I live in a small "Moshav" at the beautiful "Ella valley",outside of Jerusalem.with Enav my spouse for the last 11 years.
I see my work as a mission--to help people understand that there is something big happening in Israel and thus falling in love with my country.
Enav and I work together planning and producing tailor made guided tours in Israel.
I speak,read and write English as a first language.
My reading list:
The Innocents Abroad, By: Mark Twain form Chapter 44
Jerusalem the Biography, By: Simon Sebag Montefiore
Six Days of was, By: Michael b. Oren
My Promised land, By: Ari Shavit
Start-up Nation, By: Dan Senor, Saul Singer
Light on Life By:b k s iyengar
Meet Enav
I was born and raised in the Negev region of Israel.
My father made an “Alya” to Israel from Morocco with his family when he was 6 years old. My grandfather was a Zionist and one of the founders of the city of Dimona in the south of Israel.
My father met my mother during his military service in the “Kibbutz”.
My mother was on her 20s when she came to volunteer in Israel.The rest belongs to history :)
After my military service in the Israel Defense Forces, I traveled in the Far East and then lived for several years in London, where I became a florist.
In 2008 I have returned to Israel and began my veterinary nursing studying. It was a childhood dream of mine, that in the future, I became my profession as a veterinary clinic manager.
I am involved, with an organizations thats engaged in personal and professional development.
I am a partner in a company engaged in the development of unique English language teaching methods for children.
In recent years, I have worked with Asaf in tourism, marketing and planning guided tours in Israel.
In my spare time, I practice yoga,I cook tasty vegan food,ride my bike (usually with Asaf) and caring of animals in need of help.
