(please pardon our delay in posting this blog entry, we were experiencing difficulties with our laptop connectivity)
Dear Diller family and friends,
Our first day in Israel is just concluding – and what a day it was! We would love to share with you the amazing opening day of Diller Toronto Cohort 1’s Israel Summer Experience.
After a very pleasant flight from Toronto, our entire cohort was reunited at Ben Gurion airport. We shared a quick Aroma breakfast along our amazing tour guide, Pauline Kelif, our Diller Israel Experience staff, and our medic and guard who will be with our group until we reach Eilat next week.
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After breakfast our group headed directly to Mount Arbel in the north of Israel where we held an official opening ceremony to our Israel Summer Experience with a L’chaim of local grape juice and a breathtaking view of the Sea of Galilee and its surroundings.
From there we continued to Majrese Nature Reserve where we went on a “water hike” – a refreshing trek through waist-high waters. As you can imagine, a friendly water fight ensued and once everyone was soaked and revived from the heat we enjoyed a nice picnic lunch in the forest.
We then continued to our accommodations in Tel Hai and showered and changed for our evening in Metula. Our evening began with a thorough history of Northern Israel and personal account of what life is like living on the borders of the country. We were then granted a unique opportunity to cross into the “free zone” between Israel and Lebanon and pick apples from the famous orchards that are maintained by both Israelis and Lebanese farmers – one of the most incredible and inspiring examples of cross-border relations and civilian-to-civilian peace.
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After taking a bite into hope, we were invited to have a delicious home-cooked meal at the home of Diller Teen Fellows’ Founder and Director, Liat. We ate in Liat’s backyard which was overlooking the gorgeous backdrop of Metula and the border with Lebanon. Liat shared with us the challenges of living and raising a family in such a volatile place – a true insight into Israelis’ commitment to our country and its borders.
After a delicious dessert table and a group discussion recapping the things we saw and felt throughout the day we headed back to our Hostel for much needed sleep after a very intense first day!
Going forward, our blog posts will be written by one of our amazing Fellows!
We look forward to sharing our day with you tomorrow!
Laila tov from the Upper Galilee!
- Daniel and the Diller Toronto Team
July 18, 2013
Blog Post Author: Daniel Sourani
Dear Diller family and friends,
Our first day in Israel is just concluding – and what a day it was! We would love to share with you the amazing opening day of Diller Toronto Cohort 1’s Israel Summer Experience.
After a very pleasant flight from Toronto, our entire cohort was reunited at Ben Gurion airport. We shared a quick Aroma breakfast along our amazing tour guide, Pauline Kelif, our Diller Israel Experience staff, and our medic and guard who will be with our group until we reach Eilat next week.
.JPG)
From there we continued to Majrese Nature Reserve where we went on a “water hike” – a refreshing trek through waist-high waters. As you can imagine, a friendly water fight ensued and once everyone was soaked and revived from the heat we enjoyed a nice picnic lunch in the forest.
We then continued to our accommodations in Tel Hai and showered and changed for our evening in Metula. Our evening began with a thorough history of Northern Israel and personal account of what life is like living on the borders of the country. We were then granted a unique opportunity to cross into the “free zone” between Israel and Lebanon and pick apples from the famous orchards that are maintained by both Israelis and Lebanese farmers – one of the most incredible and inspiring examples of cross-border relations and civilian-to-civilian peace.
.JPG)
After taking a bite into hope, we were invited to have a delicious home-cooked meal at the home of Diller Teen Fellows’ Founder and Director, Liat. We ate in Liat’s backyard which was overlooking the gorgeous backdrop of Metula and the border with Lebanon. Liat shared with us the challenges of living and raising a family in such a volatile place – a true insight into Israelis’ commitment to our country and its borders.After a delicious dessert table and a group discussion recapping the things we saw and felt throughout the day we headed back to our Hostel for much needed sleep after a very intense first day!
Going forward, our blog posts will be written by one of our amazing Fellows!
We look forward to sharing our day with you tomorrow!
Laila tov from the Upper Galilee!
- Daniel and the Diller Toronto Team
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