Rest of our "vacation" week

Hi,

After Gadna we went to a beduin tent. They always have amazing food there and I'm so glad we went there after the army. We all slept in a tent with a mechitza down the middle. In the morning we left to continue our journey down to Eilat. Before we reached Eilat we stopped to do a beautiful hike where we were able to see four countries. It was truly beautiful.

After we spend the whole afternoon in Eilat. My friends and I went banana boating and walked around the streets. We later went to a Kibbutz called Keturah. We stayed there until after Shabbat. On Friday we took a short break from Keturah to go Snorkeling and see the beautiful sea life in Eilat. Saturday night we enjoyed a nice 5 hour ride back to our school =)

GADNA

Hello,

Gadna was a fake army training camp. All I have to say about it is that it was an amazing experience. I luckily went into it with that mindset, because too many people were taking it too seriously and getting very upset about the conditions in the army. I truly enjoyed it and thought it was a great way to earn respect for Israeli soldiers. We learned how to crawl, run from a grenade, and shoot a M16. We also learned why it's so important to respect your uniform and how much effort went into being able to wear those uniforms. Here are some pictures from the week.

Alyssa

ps. We also went to a real air force base because my counselors dad is a pilot and her brother is a navigator.