Hi Parents,
Since all the kids are scattered around the city of Hadera, I will take over as blogger for tonight. (Just a few words to let you know what we're up to.)
This morning we had a great breakfast at our guest house with pancakes and yummy chocolate spread for our bread, in addition to the usual salads and delicious dairy products. We were well-fueled for our hour bus ride to the spot for our archeological dig. We climbed through underground caves that were once homes during the time of the Maccabees. We learned a bit of history and archeology and had fun getting down and DIRTY digging in the dirt searching for clues from the past. Our group found bones, coal, and lots of pottery shards. We even had a chance to take some cool pieces with us.
We had lunch at the dig (Holy Bagel) and then another hour plus bus ride to Hadera to meet our host families! Most of us recognized our hosts by their facebook profiles, and were greeted warmly. After a few ice breakers we had a dynamite speaker, named Neil Lazarus, who spoke to us about the current political situation in Israel.
After that it was time to go off with our host families. Everyone seemed happy and there were lots of smiles.
As for myself, I was happy to connect with Israeli friends whom I met when they visited Nashville in past years. We all had a lovely dinner together by the water and talked about what a great group of kids we have this year! I am looking forward to hosting them when they visit us in July!
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