Today turned out to be very successful and inspiring!
We went to an
absorption center where we had the wonderful opportunity to volunteer at and
connect with the children there. We had several stations that the
children could participate in, including painting, arts and crafts, sports, and
making chocolate truffles. It was very touching to see how appreciative
the children were. We were all having a great time and were able to
overcome the language barrier by instead utilizing a big smile and a positive
attitude. The paintings included all of our handprints in blue paint so
that we could leave a permanent mark with the center. Soccer was also a
huge success. Everyone loved participating in the friendly competition.
Following all of the rotations, we had a big dance circle where we
learned a fun Israeli dance taught by Dean, one of the Israeli junior
counselors.
Soon following, we
said goodbye to our Israeli peers and Eitan for a couple days and are headed
off to our Kennes in Givat Haviva. We just picked up the Diller group
from Pittsburgh and are preparing for our amazing dance/intro presentation!
-Tristan Chester
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