Movin' On Out

This will be my last entry of Track 2 with OTZMA. All of the Kiryat Malachi roommates have packed their bags and are awaiting new adventures. We have finished our last days and said our goodbyes to all the children and students that have been a part of our lives for the last three months.

Lately, the sun has been out in full force and we have been spending a lot of time in a park near our house. I had a really special moment this week when I was playing Frisbee with my friend Brent and a little boy came up and looked like he wanted to play. Brent tossed him the Frisbee and he joined right in. We taught him how to throw with our broken Hebrew and body language and by the end this little guy was actually giving the disk a good spin! It was the cutest thing!
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I’m really going to miss these little interactions. This has been such a touching place to live. Everyone we have interacted with has been much more generous, patient, and hospitable than I would ever have imagined which has added so much to my experience. It will be sad to leave.

But new exciting things are in store. For the next three weeks I will be volunteering in the Israeli Defense Force. It’s not really as extreme as actually joining the army, but we do get to wear uniforms and live on the base. I am really excited about it and will post an entry soon.

After the army, it will be Track 3 where I have decided to live on Kibbutz Shiller for the rest of the program. I have always wanted to spend time on a kibbutz and felt like this was the perfect opportunity to take in order to carry out this goal. Last week I got a chance to visit. The kibbutz has tons of fruits and vegetables and when I go I’ll be picking oranges and avocados! I love avocados! The other volunteers are from all over the world and all around my age which is always fun. I can’t wait! Expect to hear fun stories from here as well! That’s all for now.