Swimming in Blue and White!

Waking up at 4 in the morning was quite the challenge, but we all managed to wake up and go to Masada. As my first time in Israel, I didn't really know what to expect when we would arrive at this historic site. The ruins left on Masada makes this fortress  even more beautiful and the view from on top of it is breath taking. The group of the day planned an original activity. They asked few teens to stand in the middle of a circle while the other teens would bloke the way for them to get out. It was a reproduction of what the Jews and the Romans did with Masada. After this fun activity, we took the snake path to get down. After an hour walk going down the mountain, we left Masada to go eat a delicious breakfast. Once everyone ate, we took our bathing suits and left for the Dead Sea. It was pretty cool to just float in the middle of the sea.
After the Dead Sea, we headed towards Sde Boker, the kibbutz where David Ben Gurion lived. We were brought in a room where we had to watch a little video about his life. It was interesting to learn about how hard it was to built this kibbutz and how much effort he had put into it. We all think that we know his story, but today I learned a more detailed version of his life. After this little clip, we had a little activity  Jewish leaders.
After our little trip into this famous kibbutz, we headed to Beer Sheva to change outfits for the Maccabiah ceremony. The feeling I had arriving at the ceremony was overwhelming. There were so many Jews from around the world that gathered for this ceremony. This will be a memory that I will cherish forever.
Am Israel chai!

Megan Levy