Day #1 (posted by Jasmine, Elise, Rachel and Kseniya)

Hello from the Rabin Guest House in Jerusalem! Today was loads of fun! It started out pretty simple; we ate a yummy breakfast with all sorts of different foods and some sort of pink juice that while we don't know the name of it, we all thought it was delicious! After breakfast we went down to the City of David, where we went into Hezekiah's Tunnels. It was really cool; the water felt really cool and nice, seeing as we were all really hot. At one point, we all turned off our flashlights and held hands. It got so dark, it was like nighttime. After the tunnels, we walked to the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem. It was a long and tiring walk, but so worth it! The views on the way were awesome, and we saw a few bar mitzvahs making an Aliyah. They were singing and dancing in the streets. After that, we sat at the main square of the old city and ate lunch. We had falafel sandwiches wrapped up in pita bread, there was also French fries inside! It was very tasty!! After lunch, we broke up into three groups, each equipped with a packet of questions concerning various points of interest within the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. We learned a lot of fun facts from that! Then we did more sightseeing of the old city, including the Western Wall. Although we all can take many different memories from that experience, we can agree on it being very spiritual and interesting. Also, it was great to see the diversity throughout the crowds and the connections we all had. We then walked back to the bus to the youth hostel, where we all rested and showered. After dinner, we went to the Mamila mall. It was different than many of those in America because it was outdoors. Very fun! Finished with our day, we rode back to the hostel, had a group meeting and passed out after packing!



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