Our last shabbat in Yerucham was really nice. Friday night we did services all together looking out into the desert. I went to my host family for dinner and then we had a tish. Saturday morning we davened at Afikim and then had lunch together. We had some downtime and then we had a pot luck seudat shlishit for us and for our host families, gan teachers, etc. After we ate, a bunch of us gave mini presentations about our different volunteer places. At night we had a pool party on a nearby kibbutz.
Today we had to finish the packing we started on Friday. It was such a stressful day, but in the end everything worked out and now we're all packed up and ready to head out.
Today I also went to my gan for a little to say goodbye. They made me a cake and the kids and teachers all thanked me and stuff and it was really really nice but sad.
I went to dinner at my second host family's house, and then we had a pancake birthday surprise party for Elli.
That's about it..
I'm not sure if this is going to be my last post... that's so weird. I can't believe the year is almost over.
-Sarah
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Shabbat and Northern Tiyul
Last shabbat I went camping with a bunch of my friends on the beach in Netanya. It was really fun! We went swimming and slept under the stars. It was lovely.
Sunday morning we left for Northern Tiyul. Every day we had two options to choose from but I'm just going to tell you the ones I chose. The first day I went to a museum about pioneers settling on kibbutzim in the north around the 1920's-30's. There was this little old lady actress- you know, the kind who pretend they don't know what electricity is? But it was cute and fun. Then after that we went on a pretty hike. Monday I went on another hike which is when I sprained my ankle. From then on, I didn't hike anymore. Monday afternoon we went to Tzfat, but I just sat and got food with some friends. Tuesday I sat in a field while everyone hiked, then went wine tasting at the Golan winery, then sat on the bus while everyone kayaked down the Jordan River. Luckily, Liora sprained her ankle too so from this point on we did everything together. That night we went to some hot springs. Wednesday we slept in, watched movies, and played on the beach and in the Kinneret (our hostel was on the water) while everyone else did the coolest water hike in the world that Liora and I were so sad that we missed. We did have a fun day though with a delicious feast for lunch. Wednesday night we had a free night in Tiberias so we all went out to dinner for Keren's birthday! Today we had an end of the year meeting and then went to the Sachne Natural Pools. They were beautiful and it was nice swimming there. Then we took a really long bus ride back to Yerucham.
Now I have to pack all of my stuff and get ready to come home. I'm really not looking forward to that (the packing).
-Sarah
Sunday morning we left for Northern Tiyul. Every day we had two options to choose from but I'm just going to tell you the ones I chose. The first day I went to a museum about pioneers settling on kibbutzim in the north around the 1920's-30's. There was this little old lady actress- you know, the kind who pretend they don't know what electricity is? But it was cute and fun. Then after that we went on a pretty hike. Monday I went on another hike which is when I sprained my ankle. From then on, I didn't hike anymore. Monday afternoon we went to Tzfat, but I just sat and got food with some friends. Tuesday I sat in a field while everyone hiked, then went wine tasting at the Golan winery, then sat on the bus while everyone kayaked down the Jordan River. Luckily, Liora sprained her ankle too so from this point on we did everything together. That night we went to some hot springs. Wednesday we slept in, watched movies, and played on the beach and in the Kinneret (our hostel was on the water) while everyone else did the coolest water hike in the world that Liora and I were so sad that we missed. We did have a fun day though with a delicious feast for lunch. Wednesday night we had a free night in Tiberias so we all went out to dinner for Keren's birthday! Today we had an end of the year meeting and then went to the Sachne Natural Pools. They were beautiful and it was nice swimming there. Then we took a really long bus ride back to Yerucham.
Now I have to pack all of my stuff and get ready to come home. I'm really not looking forward to that (the packing).
-Sarah
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The Lovely Month of May
I've been so busy so I haven't written in ages! I'm sorry!
Thursday 4/23:
Eyal and a bunch of Nativers and I went to see a free concert (Balkan Beat Boxer) in Tel Aviv and then we slept on the beach. It was so much fun!!!
Friday 4/24-Saturday 4/25:
I spent shabbat with my friend Emily at Tovik and Shimon's. All 3 of their sons were home which was a lot of fun, and they just got Rockband, so we played a lot of that. It was a lovely, relaxing weekend, with wonderful food.
Sunday 4/26-Monday 4/27:
Regular gan days... except Monday night was Erev Yom HaZikaron, so we had a really moving ceremony for that. The countrywide siren went off at 8 p.m. Also Sunday night Jake and I went to see Boaz Kaplan's band perform in Sde Boker. They played Balkan music and it was really lively and fun!
Tuesday 4/28:
We went to Har Herzl in Jerusalem for a ceremony for Yom HaZikaron. There were thousands and thousands of people there, and they gave out flowers to put on the graves. A bunch of famous politicians spoke and they said some prayers. I spent most of my time at the graves of Michael Levin and Tal Berdugo, my friend Daniel's cousin who died. After that, we went back to Agron for a session and then we moved into Yom Ha'Atzmaut!! I went out to dinner with Todd Zeff at Caffit, and then we went to services at Shirah Hadasha, and the transition from sad to extremely happy was so interesting. It was such a fun night! I met up with my friends and we walked around the center of the city going from free concert to free concert, and we ended the night at a huge Israeli dance fest. Wow. I can't really even explain how amazing it was.
Wednesday 4/29:
Nativ-wide BBQ. So much fun!!! There was also this live museum near Ben Yehuda of Israel's history that was really cool. Then we went back to Yerucham and all crashed because we were exhausted.
Thursday 4/30:
Regular gan day. After gan I hung out in Be'er Sheva for a little and then went to Jerusalem to hang out for the night.
Friday 5/1-Saturday 5/2:
Spent shabbat with Ashley and Keren at Arik and Yael's. It was really great. We went for a walk around the area on Saturday which was really nice.
Sunday 5/3-Monday 5/4:
Regular gan days.
Tuesday 5/5-today:
Israel advocacy seminar with the David Project. It was actually really fun, and I definitely learned a lot. I've also been working on the yearbook a lot which was due today so it could be printed in time, but we got it done!!
So that's about all. I might have forgotten some stuff so I'll try and think really hard and add things in if necessary. This is probably my second to last post. Weird.
-Sarah
Thursday 4/23:
Eyal and a bunch of Nativers and I went to see a free concert (Balkan Beat Boxer) in Tel Aviv and then we slept on the beach. It was so much fun!!!
Friday 4/24-Saturday 4/25:
I spent shabbat with my friend Emily at Tovik and Shimon's. All 3 of their sons were home which was a lot of fun, and they just got Rockband, so we played a lot of that. It was a lovely, relaxing weekend, with wonderful food.
Sunday 4/26-Monday 4/27:
Regular gan days... except Monday night was Erev Yom HaZikaron, so we had a really moving ceremony for that. The countrywide siren went off at 8 p.m. Also Sunday night Jake and I went to see Boaz Kaplan's band perform in Sde Boker. They played Balkan music and it was really lively and fun!
Tuesday 4/28:
We went to Har Herzl in Jerusalem for a ceremony for Yom HaZikaron. There were thousands and thousands of people there, and they gave out flowers to put on the graves. A bunch of famous politicians spoke and they said some prayers. I spent most of my time at the graves of Michael Levin and Tal Berdugo, my friend Daniel's cousin who died. After that, we went back to Agron for a session and then we moved into Yom Ha'Atzmaut!! I went out to dinner with Todd Zeff at Caffit, and then we went to services at Shirah Hadasha, and the transition from sad to extremely happy was so interesting. It was such a fun night! I met up with my friends and we walked around the center of the city going from free concert to free concert, and we ended the night at a huge Israeli dance fest. Wow. I can't really even explain how amazing it was.
Wednesday 4/29:
Nativ-wide BBQ. So much fun!!! There was also this live museum near Ben Yehuda of Israel's history that was really cool. Then we went back to Yerucham and all crashed because we were exhausted.
Thursday 4/30:
Regular gan day. After gan I hung out in Be'er Sheva for a little and then went to Jerusalem to hang out for the night.
Friday 5/1-Saturday 5/2:
Spent shabbat with Ashley and Keren at Arik and Yael's. It was really great. We went for a walk around the area on Saturday which was really nice.
Sunday 5/3-Monday 5/4:
Regular gan days.
Tuesday 5/5-today:
Israel advocacy seminar with the David Project. It was actually really fun, and I definitely learned a lot. I've also been working on the yearbook a lot which was due today so it could be printed in time, but we got it done!!
So that's about all. I might have forgotten some stuff so I'll try and think really hard and add things in if necessary. This is probably my second to last post. Weird.
-Sarah
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