July 14, 2011

Hello from the land of the milk and honey,

Hmm jet lag anyone? Not for this group. The day started out with a fabulous breakfast at the hotel. Who knew they ate nutella for breakfast? After that, the group headed to the Holon Children’s Museum.  There we were greeted by tour guides who were visually impaired or legally blind. They guided us through a blind museum where we experienced everyday situations such as going to the super market, walking around in your house, or taking a boat ride through the Caribbean.  We really learned the difficulties that blind people go through every day. It was truly a great experience. After that we headed to Tel-Aviv! We toured around learning about the different culture and ways of living. We were then given free time for lunch. Some of us even got to have traditional Israeli Falafel. Most of us went to the market where we had the opportunity to bargain. Some of us bargained for Tanning Oil and got it down to 68 sheckles ( cough cough…Eli. Don’t worry Lauren Goldblum Sarah didn’t buy any).

Challenge awaits! We met in the afternoon for a professional scavenger hunt around Tel-Aviv. Only one team would come out on top. After two hours of clues, decoding Hebrew, taking pictures with local Israelis and a lot a lot of time the Yellow Team had won which consisted of Jesse, Eli, Sarah, Lizzie and Shosh. After a tiring day everyone was ready to head back to the hotel for dinner!

After dinner our tour guide Hilik educated us on the Israeli Palestine conflict.  He taught us about what happened in the past and what is going on now. It was great to learn about it. We are all having a great time and are having so much fun.

Shalom talk to you soon!

  Blaine Dinkin & Jesse Mendelson