We went on a field trip today. We went to Tel Aviv and Jaffa. It
was interesting to go on a field trip where I actually recognized where we were. We didn't really see anything new, though this time I understood what I was seeing.
(Left -Simon the Tanner's house in Jaffa). It was a lot of fun. We took a tour of old Jaffa. We split our two usual groups up into three groups and I was put with the group the mixed group. It was interesting to be on a field trip with people I'm not usually
with. We watched a little movie and saw some different sites withing Old Jaffa before having a little free time at lunch.
(Right - the floating tree, aren't I strong?). I went and looked at some art with a few people. That was fun. Then after lunch we went to Tel Aviv. In Tel Aviv we took a tour of the city. That wasn't very exciting because we just saw places inside the city that weren't very interesting to me, but it was still fine. We ended at Independence Hall where Ben Gurion and the provisional gover
nment declared an independent Jewish State in 1948. That was really cool. We watched a video there that was rather boring, but the guide was really interesting.
(Left - this was a strange sight to see while walking around in Jaffa. This is a coin operated game called "Baby Party" that is filled with packs of cigarettes! It was such an odd sight to see. You would never see something like this in the USA!!!) Her name is Felicita, a Sephardi Jew from Greece. One of her father's sister was killed during the Holocaust. It was interesting to hear her perspective on the beginning of the State of Israel. She also said something that was very interesting. She said that they will say they have won on the day when the Palestinians win. That is the day when they will be able to live together as neighbors. Like I've said before, many Israelis want peace.
It is just too bad that the government doesn't do more to foster that peace.
(Right - In Independence Hall, there was this giant bust of David ben Gurion, founder of the state of Israel. It was rather amusing because it is huge and the hair is styled funny. But the most amusing thing was that it reminded me of Penza, Russia, where the church met in a building with a bust of Lenin. It didn't symbolically remind me of it, just the very presence reminded me of Penza, so I had to get a picture). But, there is always hope when the people want peace.
was interesting to go on a field trip where I actually recognized where we were. We didn't really see anything new, though this time I understood what I was seeing. (Left -Simon the Tanner's house in Jaffa). It was a lot of fun. We took a tour of old Jaffa. We split our two usual groups up into three groups and I was put with the group the mixed group. It was interesting to be on a field trip with people I'm not usually
with. We watched a little movie and saw some different sites withing Old Jaffa before having a little free time at lunch. (Right - the floating tree, aren't I strong?). I went and looked at some art with a few people. That was fun. Then after lunch we went to Tel Aviv. In Tel Aviv we took a tour of the city. That wasn't very exciting because we just saw places inside the city that weren't very interesting to me, but it was still fine. We ended at Independence Hall where Ben Gurion and the provisional gover
nment declared an independent Jewish State in 1948. That was really cool. We watched a video there that was rather boring, but the guide was really interesting. (Left - this was a strange sight to see while walking around in Jaffa. This is a coin operated game called "Baby Party" that is filled with packs of cigarettes! It was such an odd sight to see. You would never see something like this in the USA!!!) Her name is Felicita, a Sephardi Jew from Greece. One of her father's sister was killed during the Holocaust. It was interesting to hear her perspective on the beginning of the State of Israel. She also said something that was very interesting. She said that they will say they have won on the day when the Palestinians win. That is the day when they will be able to live together as neighbors. Like I've said before, many Israelis want peace. 
It is just too bad that the government doesn't do more to foster that peace. (Right - In Independence Hall, there was this giant bust of David ben Gurion, founder of the state of Israel. It was rather amusing because it is huge and the hair is styled funny. But the most amusing thing was that it reminded me of Penza, Russia, where the church met in a building with a bust of Lenin. It didn't symbolically remind me of it, just the very presence reminded me of Penza, so I had to get a picture). But, there is always hope when the people want peace.
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