Wednesday: We slept in this remote,
but nice, place on Tuesday night in the desert near Ovdat and woke up
to breakfast outside our doors at 8:00 a.m.. By 9:30 a.m., we were all ready to get on the
bus and travel to the city of Be'er Sheva where we would go
biking in the Negev Desert! For biking we were split into teams and had to try to
find different sheets of paper around the area with numbers on them (there were
maps to show where they were). While biking, we saw some really amazing desert
views. After we finished, we ate a picnic lunch and then walked towards DavidBen Gurion's grave, which was nearby. After that, we headed back onto the bus
until we stopped about half way to where we were staying with the Bedouins that
evening. We met an Israeli "lone soldier", an IDF soldier who comes
from another country. He told us both his story and answered questions about
the IDF and lone soldiers. We then did some fun army-like activities such as
learning the hand motions for how IDF soldiers communicate on a mission (ex.
Two hands in forward motions means two lines) and put on some camouflage face
paint. Next, we went back onto the bus and drove to the Bedouin tents near
Mitspe Ramon. The first thing we did once we got there was go on a camel
ride which was very fun and we had great views. We then went into one of
the Bedouin tents and was told by a Bedouin man about some of their
customs. We then just hung out until our dinner in a large public-type dining
room where we sat on the ground around a table (there were a lot of small
tables it wasn't one big one). After a very good meal there, we again hung
around for a little while until we went to a camp fire for a dessert of banana
stuffed with chocolate chips. It was a great day!
-Jake Meisel
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