Day 2 - Wednesday, May 9th
The first morning arrived
with my Israeli roommate clapping his hands to wake us up. It was 7:35 in the
morning and we had to be ready for breakfast in ten minutes. The first thing he
said in his Israeli accent was, “You know you are the loudest snorer I have
ever heard in my entire life!” After a breakfast of eggs and bread we boarded
the bus to Tel Dan. Tel Dan is on the tip of the ‘thumb’ of Israel overlooking
the Israel-Lebanon border. We hiked on a path that took us over rivers and
arrived at the site of some ancient ruins from biblical times. After Tel Dan we
arrived at Golan Heights. There we learned about the Israeli-Syrian Border Conflict
and got to voyage into the tunnels of the bunker. We learned that if Syria
decided to attack Israel again the Golan Heights would be ready with drafted
soldiers in roughly 36 hours. After Golan Heights we stopped for lunch where I
had a falafel pita sandwich. After lunch we had a brief stop at a memorial for
those who lost their lives in some of Israel’s major wars. Then we traveled to
the Jordan River where we rafted down and then zip lined into the water! After
a lovely dinner we had a great group discussion about Jewish values. This place
is awesome and I am absolutely exhausted back at the Kibbutz. Had I been back
in East Lansing right now I would just be sitting down to lunch…it’s time for
bed!!
Say hi to my mother for
me,
Matt Marks & The Bus
990 Crew
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| Striking a pose while learning about the history of Tal Dan |
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| Taking in the scenery at the top of Mt. Bental in the Golan Heights |
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| Some casual rafting down the Mighty Jordan |
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| Mentally preparing for some Zip Lining! |
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| Zip Lining into the Mighty Jordan |
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