Finally In Israel! | Shorashim - Israel with Israelis

Finally In Israel!

Jeff Gates

We met at JFK airport knowing only a friend, a sibling, or only yourself on our group of 41 Americans. After boarding our flight and heading to Israel for 10 hours many of us got to know each other a little better. We met 12 Israelis to complete our group and drove north fighting jet lag and utilizing our time to become closer.

Watching the sun go down we broke the ice and interviewed our diverse group of Israelis and swapped stories about our lives and thoughts about the 10 days ahead. Many of us experienced our first kibbutz where we are staying by breaking bread at the cafeteria, meeting more people and closing the gap between new friends over a bounty of vegetables, hummus, and schnitzel. We found our roommates for the night and played some games to end the day. Some passed out in our rooms while others pushed the limit of a healthy amount sleep before calling it a night. The whole day our group became louder and louder with more laughter and conversations as time flew by. We're off to a great start.