Our group arrived in Tel Aviv, after a long flight, greeted by a line of Israelis still in their IDF uniforms dancing and singing like fools. It brought a huge smile on my face and immediately made me feel comfortable, at home, and excited to meet all of them. 

After this, we got on a bus to travel a few more hours north to Kibbutz Afik. We then had to run around Afik in search for our rooms which were nowhere near where we were at; it was an adventure. The first of many I’m sure.