I’m very excited to go to Israel this summer. Each summer for years, we have traveled someplace that interests each member of my family. For me, I am looking forward to seeing a country that is a shining example of how to produce something out of nothing. I recently read the novel, “Let There Be Water,” in anticipation of my upcoming trip.
This novel is extremely interesting. Not only is Israel a leader in cutting-edge technology of all sorts, it is has miraculously solved its water problem. In the desert, Israel has learned how to not only provide enough water for its own people, it has assisted its neighbors as well — including Jordan, Iran and China.
If a country can create usable water in the desert, it is not that long of a reach to believe that other environmental issues, particularly those that impact our health, can be addressed and solved.
I look forward to witnessing first hand these novel technologies in the hopes of applying my new knowledge to environmental health issues of all kinds.
Environmental Science and Its Application to Health 