Tel Aviv and delicious apple salad!

Even though today was Friday we had Jewish History. Actually we had an all day tiyul to Tel Aviv. When we got to Tel Aviv this morning we went straight to the beach (but not for fun). We didn’t get to play in the sand or go in the water. Instead we learned about the start of Tel Aviv (1909). We did a short activity to demonstrate how the lots were given out. I drew a lot with a sea front view; I’d say it was a pretty good pick. Then we walked around the old neighborhoods of Tel Aviv. Basically we went on the same tour that I went on the day I went out with the parents while they were here. Those of us who had already gone had fun pointing out all the stuff we were going to learn about to each other. We even stopped for ice cream at the same place ☺ The only difference is that there was a fire in the museum we went in with the parents so we were unable to go into it today. We also had a bunch of small activities during our lesson. For a majority of our walking we were only allowed to speak Hebrew and you would get a “ticket” every time you spoke English. We also had an activity were we went around asking people questions trying to figure out if Tel Aviv was just a city in a Jewish state or a Jewish city. After all of that, the kids who were going out for the weekend left and the rest of us got our lunch money and had 2 and half hours to walk around the market. My goal was to find and buy a new camera but that didn’t work out as well as I had hoped. However, I did get to see Ronit, which was great b/c the last time I saw here was before she left for camp! After free time, we went to Jaffa for a short tour led by Baruch (our principal). Then we went back into Tel Aviv for services. We left services a little early b/c they went longer than expected and we were already going to be late for dinner (we usually eat at 8 on Friday and the dinning hall closes when we are done). When we got to Tzuba we went straight to dinner, we didn’t even put our stuff down in our rooms. Then we did the blessings and ate. I have to say Shabbat meals on Tzuba are my favorite b/c all I eat is a piece of chicken and a ton of apple salad (I wish they served apple salad all week!). Luckily we didn’t have oneg and went right to free time after dinner. Larissa, Sydney and I all hung out in Sydney’s room and watched the Parent Trap. By the time we finished the movie we were tired so I am writing this and going to bed.