July 9, 2017
By: Ethan Swartz
Much like a cake placed in the wake of 15 kindergarteners the day started off heavy and ended on a light and sweet note. Our day started off with saying goodbye to our other fellows from around the Diaspora. When we realized that our next stop was yad veshem and mount herlz the mood changed from our usual upbeat tone to a more solem and reflective bus ride. The morning consisted of a reflective and emotional tour through the main exhibit and the children's memorial. A large part of the museum was to make the experience a more personal endeavor. After we toured yad veshem we had lunch and then traveled to Mt Herzl. Sadly, the military section was not available to visit today was Yoni Netanyahu's Yartziet service. We were still able to visit the graves of Theodore Herzl, Hannah Senesh, Yitzhak Rabin, and Shimon Perez. After our excursion on the mountain we took off for ashkelon. After about a two hour ride we were surprised by our Israelis who were waiting for us at the restraunt we had our opening dinner at. After hugs and catching up with some very classy and delicious dinner, we wrote our hopes and wishes for our stay in ashkelon with our match on a balloon and let the balloons free outside. We then proceeded to meet our matches family and went home with our new families. All in all a very busy day, but also very fulfilling.
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