July 9, 2019
By: Kaitlyn Goldstein
Today we started off our day by playing lacrosse with the
Israeli national team. We learned some information about the team and the
upcoming competitions that they have in Canada. After, we were all able to
actually play lacrosse: passing around a ball and participating in games. Many
people enjoyed playing lacrosse as it is something that many people in
Baltimore have played, but it was interesting to see that not many of the
Israelis have played before. Following lacrosse, we volunteered at a school that
is for children with special needs. It was a rewarding opportunity to help out
with the children but it definitely came with its challenges. It was difficult
to communicate with the children because the children had trouble expressing
their emotions but on top of that the language barrier made it hard to talk to
the kids in the class. We learned the importance of volunteering and how
meaningful it is. Something that was very interesting is that our host families
packed us lunches which was very different than the packed lunches that we have
back home. After the packed lunches we got back on the bus for the last
activity of the day: an activity center. We did obstacle courses like the ones
in America Ninja Warrior and jumped on trampolines; some people even took a nap
in the ball pit. Overall, we had a very good day and continued to learn more
about what it is like to live in Ashkelon, which is very eye opening.
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