Welcome to Israel! Day 1 up North | Shorashim - Israel with Israelis

Welcome to Israel! Day 1 up North

Day One: A Long Day One On January 10th, 930 am Newark time, we all got to the airport. Some of us were coming from places as close as Manhattan, but others came from Southern California, Chicago and Hong Kong. Eleven hours later, we got off the plane in Tel Aviv, but it was 6:55AM. We had a full day ahead of us, and it wasn’t a light day. After a brief orientation and a bus ride to Kibbutz Afiq, a quick lunch we hiked down the steep cliffs bordering the Sea of Galilee. This was no casual stroll but a climb down a steep cliff clinging to steel cables drilled into the mountain to prevent us from tumbling down the steep face. Halfway through the hike, we were all having such a good time that most of us forgot that we had been up for nearly 24 hours. After the hike, we boarded the bus and headed to Tiberia for dinner. McDonald’s had the prime sea-front real-estate but most of us ate shawarma and falafel. Now we’re back at the kibbutz for a much needed shower and sleep. Tune in tomorrow for Day 2.