I am in Israel. This is a sentence I did not think I would get to say during high school, let alone be in Israel for a semester abroad. I feel so incredibly blessed and lucky to be given this opportunity and cannot for the adventures to come. I expected Israel to be different from California, but I was in shock by the culture change and way of life that lies in Israel. Being from Los Angeles, there for sure is culture, but it is more diverse and spread out than in Israel. Here, everywhere I go I see a community, someone I can relate to, someone that is Jewish. I feel so happy and safe not only on Tzuba, but just in Israel. I cannot wait to go off and on adventures and fall even more in love with this country.
Tomorrow we are going off the Kibbutz for the first time and into the old city, we are going to the western wall and the kotel. I am super pumped! I have learned and heard stories about the wall my entire life and I cannot wait to experience it first hand and have my own stories to tell about it. Although Israel is very different than the culture I am used to, I am starting to feel at peace with myself in this new country (and less jet lagged!). I cannot wait for the wall!
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