Date: July 12, 2016
Author: Theadora Draper
Theme: Community Week, Leadership


What a day!!! For starters, it's important to note that we have officially been in Israel for one whole week!! Today was one of the best days we've had so far. We started our day with an amazing JEEP tour of the desert. While we were there, we got to see an old copper mine that was used by the Egyptians thousands of years ago, and got to see the border between Israel and Egypt. 

Then from there we went to the Birdwatching Park and met with Dani Amar, the father of a soldier who died in combat. He told us the story of his son and how when he died, Danny built a classroom in the middle of the sanctuary in honour of his son. I know that I speak for all of us when I say that everyone was touched by his story. 

By this part of the day, everyone was really hot and hungry, so we went to a community pool to eat lunch and swim. It was definitely a great way to cool off!!! After swimming for awhile, we had a very fun program, run by Einav and Matan. By 4:00pm everyone was still really hot, and very tired. So we had a 3 hour break. After that we all reconvened at the first culture centre in Eilat. 

The Arts and Culture Committee did an amazing job organizing the evening. They us a literal taste of what the different Jewish holidays are like for them. Let's just say, no one left hungry!  We also played a fun trivia game about Israel. Josh (Super Jew) came out on top. 

All in all this was definitely one of my favourite days yet!!! I can't wait to see what the rest of ISS has in store for all of us. Mom, I will try to send some pictures as soon as possible. If not, it means that I'm having too much fun.

See you in however many days are left (I lost count after Saturday),
Theadora