Our First Day In Jerusalem!!!! | Shorashim - Israel with Israelis

Our First Day In Jerusalem!!!!

Today was our first full day here in Israel afer our flight that had over 300 other Birthright Participants. We got to Israel and met our tour guide Asaf and our Israeli soldiers and went to a small ceremony. Since we were all tired when we got to the hotel afterwards we went right to sleep. We woke up on Tuesday morning and had an AMAZING breakfast (fruit, chocolate spread, fruit loops eggs) and then got on the bus to have our opening ceremony on the promenade in Jerusalem. We also learned that Dora the Explorer in Israel speaks in Hebrew and teaches English (thanks Vinnie).

We then went on a hike through the JNF forest where our guide Asaf told and showed us amazing plants and how they built retaining ponds for them.

Then we had lunch at Emek Rafaim, and afterwards walked over near the Moshe Montifiorie windmill where Asaf's father met us and showed us wher ehis family used to live, and the synogoge that his granddather, father, and he were bar mitzvah in.

Then we got on the bus for three horus where most of us slept, and now we are in the north. We will try to get some pictures tomorrow!

WE ARE HAVING AN AMAZING TIME!!!