Wooooooooo! Today we
woke up in Tel Aviv, ready to have a fun half day in Jaffa before
heading to North American Kennes. We took a short bus ride from Tel Aviv
to Jaffa, and when we arrived in Jaffa, our program
leaders had a fun scavenger hunt ready for us. We were divided into
groups of Americans and Israelis together, and we were given a list of
tasks to do in Jaffa, most of which included taking group pictures with
local landmarks. After completing the scavenger
hunt, we were given some money for a pizzur lunch (which is when we get
our own lunch with the money we are given). After refreshing lunches
that varied from sambusaks (local, homemade Hot Pockets), ice cream and
falafel, many of us headed to Shuk HaPishputim
in Jaffa, a small market in which we could purchase inexpensive goods.
Finally, we all got back on the bus with our Israeli counterparts and headed to Kennes. When we arrived, we said goodbye to our Israeli counterparts and they headed home. Our North American Kennes experience was ready to begin! We had a little free time before having our opening ceremony in which all the cohorts from North America introduce themselves with skits and/or songs. Our cohort did "Oops...We Dillered Again" (courtesy of Nadine). We then broke into color groups (with one or two SF fellows in each color group) and began Kennes programming. Finally, we all reunited at our SF night circle and shared our rejuvenated love for each other after interacting with other North Americans. There is definitely a variety of opinions, but we are all staying open-minded and we are all looking forward to getting to know the other North Americans better. Our night ended with a chill-out session with the other teens.
All in all, the day was fun, interesting, overwhelming, exciting and new! We're all thrilled for our new experiences to come.
- Matt & Gabe
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