Today (Tuesday) the Bostonians and Israelis had
to say goodbye. It was sad to leave all of our new and close friends but
we know we have made some bonds that will last a lifetime. While
staying with the Israeli kids and their families we made some wonderful
memories we will never forget. After leaving Haifa we went to the
Israeli Museum at the Yitshak Rabin Center in Tel Aviv. Not only was the museum very cool it
was also educational. We all learned about Israel and its history
regarding Yitshak Rabin. After about driving for an hour
and a half we arrived at a beautiful farm that stretched out in all
directions as far as we could see. At first we thought the donkey racing
was a joke the adults were trying to pull on us but it was no joke. We
arrived to see little carts with donkeys attached
and reigns for us to steer. We raced for about 15 minutes and came in
second during a very tight race (lost to Rabbi Lisa and Heidi) and came
out to a gorgeous opening of land surrounded by trees, flowers, and
mountains. We parked our carts and sat down to
make lunch. We made pitas over a fire and topped then with traditional
Israeli sandwich toppings. For example labneh with zatar, freshly picked
tomatoes, honey, garlic, olives, artichoke, chocolate spread and much
more. We raced our donkeys back (second again)
and came to find that we were setting up to play a game of paintball
against full grown men who had already been in the army and were pro
paintballers. At first all the girls were very hesitant to participate
and then eventually gave in and got ready to play.
After all geared up in padding and camouflage and ready to run around
the panic started to kick in. The game started and naturally all the
girls ran to hide behind the closest thing which in this case was right
next to the flag. Not smart on our part. We hid
for about 15 minutes before the paint started flying. All at once we all
got hit with the painful colorful bullets. Once we left the farm we
drove to a little farm in the middle of the desert and settled in our
little cabins after eating dinner. The day was
full of new experiences and fun surprises. If I had a chance I would do
it all again.
~Nina Coleman
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