Children’s Village 2019: 3/24/19 blog by Maite Sadeh
This morning, we traveled to Western Galilee to visit Rosh Hanikra. Rosh Hanikra is a huge rock formation that was created by the natural elements of the wind and sea. It is situated along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea near the border of Israel and Lebanon. The grottos that we saw were stunning. The […]
Children’s Village 2019: 3/23/19 blog by Yunsong “Leo” Liu
We visited Jerusalem with our tour guide Eli in the morning. We drove to the top of Mount Olive, where a giant Jewish cemetery is located. King David’s son, Absalom, was buried at the bottom of the hill, and new graves are still being dug out near the summit. Down the hill lies the Garden […]
Children’s Village 2019: 3/22/19 blog by Yiwei Wang
Today we traveled from the Dead Sea to Jerusalem. On the way we passed by Masada, an ancient fort located between the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea. (Credit to Ms. Pack!) Masada was built by Herod the Great 2,000 years ago, right before the first Jewish-Roman War. It is now one of the World […]
Children’s Village 2019: 3/21/19 blog by Yungsong “Leo” Liu
After waking up in the tent and enjoying an abundant of Bedouin breakfast, we left the camp and headed towards Mitzpe Ramon. Mitzpe Ramon is a giant basin formed through millions of years of geologic activities. Home to many wild animals, including porcupines, antelopes, wolves, and different kinds of small rodents, the Mitzpe Ramon attracts […]
Children’s Village 2019: 3/20 blog
We woke up at 7:20 in the morning to get on bus. We then traveled 3 hours to an Israeli military base, where we learned about the Army and their equipment. In Israel, every Jewish kid (except those with mental or physical injuries) has the obligation to serve in the Army when he or she […]
Children’s Village 2019: 3/19/19 blog by the entire group
Today, we met Nero/Sweetie/Taffy/Schnitzel/Baguette/Gal/Arthes, the black cat. She was very sweet but kept trying to get into our house! We all argued about the cat’s name for the past three days before settling on Gal. In the morning, we visited a Druze village in Beit Jaan and got to see a second high school. It […]
Children’s Village 2019: Monday 3/18/19 — Maite Sadeh and Yiwei Wang
[9 a.m. — 1 p.m.] It’s only the second day here at the Village and it’s been truly amazing! This morning we went to visit the local high school, Pisgot. We first took a quick tour, and then we got to speak with some of the students there during their senior-level English course. It was […]
Children’s Village 2019 — 3/17/19 blog by Lily Stone, Yunsong “Leo” Liu and Anker Zhao
Flights are really smooth and shorter than we thought. We had a little trouble at the airport with our baggage, but it eventually got cleared. Israel felt right on first impression. The sunny weather and cool breeze made a warm welcome for all of us. We took a two-hour drive to Karmiel where we were […]
A special experience at Avonworth Middle School
The morning event at Avonworth Middle School unfolded on this cool Wednesday near winter break as a series of images. Paperbacks — The Children of Willesden Lane, The Book Thief, The Diary of Anne Frank — mounted on colored strips of wood. Portraits of young Muslim girls in hijabs weeping, posed alongside images of persecuted […]