Tuesday, June 8, 2010
This morning I was sent to work in a warehouse type building sorting these things that I asked many people what they were and never really got an answer that made sense. They are stored in these bean bag sacks in wood chests. We opened up the chests and tossed the bags into huge bins around the room, it was basically and never ending game of basketball\bean bag toss. I was with a nice group of girls and we had a great time doing it. We took a break and went to this little hut where people meet up for coffee, tea and snacks and then back to work until lunch.
We did the same work in the afternoon and it felt nice to really see some progress. We were told that the US was going to deliver ammunition to Israel Saturday night and so this is why we were organizing and cleaning up to make room for whatever was coming. In the evening we had a lecture regarding capture soldiers and how Judaism and the army handle these situation and what they must consider. It was unreal to see the ratio of captured prisoners or terrorists that Israel gives up just for a few soldiers. We debated how we thought Israel should handle such a situation and one interesting idea that I thought was interesting but had never heard before was that if the army will not do everything in its power to get is soldiers back than why should they be risking their lives for the army and country. It is definetly not an easy situation either way.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Today we were sent back to continue our job from yesterday. The usual breaks, tea, water, hot desert weather. By this time in the week we were all getting pretty sick of the food and used to the routine of the base. We had an evening activity where we were presented with awards and wrapped up the week. Overall everyone had a really nice time and it was a worthwhile experience.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Today we only had a half day at the base so our commanders got permission to take us to the Dead Sea in the morning. It was a nice surprise and a nice ending to the week. We got back in the afternoon and went to Tel Aviv to celebrate Molly’s birthday and Anna’s last weekend and Polina joined us. It was so nice to see her but it was sad to say goodbye, she really did a lot for Anna and I and enriched our experience while we were here. After wards we met up with our friend Eyal who worked with us last summer at camp and who is returning this year. He was traveling all year so it was so nice to finally see him in his country. Many of our Israeli friends came out; it was so nice to see people before we head home.
Friday, June 11, 2010
This after noon I headed back to Ashdod for my last Shabbat dinner with Amram and Zahavah. They had a lot of company over so it was quite the feast but a lot of people speaking Hebrew quickly so it was hard for me to follow. I am surely going to miss her cooking, the first chance I get I will try to copy some of her recipes.
We headed back to Tel Aviv and Anna, Molly and I went out with Nitzan who is coming to camp with us. Its been great getting to know the Isrealis that are coming. It will be a nice transition for all of us.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
This morning the girls and I had brunch on beach together. We sat for hours enjoying the food, weather and company. We headed back in the afternoon to prepare a group dinner for our house and some of the other people from the program came by to hand out. We reminisced about the past 5 months and the crazy adventures and emotions we have all experienced. As my time here comes to a close I am thankful I had the patience to blog and make it until the end and I thank the few of you that may actually still be reading...
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