Update!!
This week has been rather crazy because we are trying to catch up with regular classes after Gadna. We went on a Tiyul on Monday to a Roman Amphitheater and to a cave near Tel Maresha where we crawled in the caves..literally crawling and squeezing and scratching! Today was our Tiyul to two monasteries, the Ark of the Covenant and a John the Baptist Monastery. We are learning about Christianity right now in Jewish History so we also talked to a Franciscan Monk who told us about his lifestyle and about the Monastery nestled in the Judean Hills... which is where John the Baptist may have been hiding...
Now is a very interesting time in Israel because there are elections in 3 weeks. We are learning about the different parties and will be having a mock election which includes campaigns, posters, and everything. Last weekend in a Tel Aviv market we were given stickers and the usual campaign talks!!
As you may know, my Mom is coming to visit me on Tuesday!! I am very excited and you should all send letters with her, because I really want to hear from you!
P.S. I will try to post pictures from Masadah, Gadna, etc... as soon as possible
