Sickness is taking over, Acco and Rosh Hanikrah

Todays Language of the day: Spanish brought to you by my counselor.

Hola, como estás (hello, how are you?)

Yesterday was a really fun and relaxing. We started out the day by going to the Atlit refugee camp, the place where Jews trying to get into Israel were put under the McDonald White Papers and the British Mandate. IT was very interesting to see that even after the Holocaust Jews made the trek across the Europe knowing that they most likely would end up in another form of a holding camp. After our visit to the camp we drove for about an hour to the Acco Prison, where Jews were known for uprising against the officers of the prison in order to be set free into the land of Israel. Also interesting, since we got to stand inside of the cells and went inside the gallows(place where they hung people). After our prison visit we went to Rosh Hanikrah. This place is located in the Northern most tip of Israel, right on the border of Lebanon. It is important to uor class and the Jewish people because it was the location where the British built a railroad system going from Palestine to Turkey in order for them to trade goods and move military supplies much easier. It also was in a beautiful location, jutting out onto the ocean. It also had lots of caves and tunnels located inside the mountain that were spectacular to look at it. The water was so clear that you could see the floor covered in sea shells and rocks vividly, even thought it was around 100 feet in depth. All this was fun, but my experience was scarred by illness once a gain. It started towards the beginning of the day, and progressively got worse as the day carried on. By the time we got back to the dorm, after DOTS(Dinner on the streets, we receive 40 shekels to buy dinner wherever we want and I had a scrumptious baguette full of shnitzel, salad, hummus, and other Israeli-type things. It was so good), I was totally drained out. I took a nice long shower, but it kind of made the whole situation much worse. So because of that I went to bed last night around 8:30. I woke up today around 6:50 still feeling the effects of whatever sickness I have. I did not go to breakfast, but instead studied for my Spanish test, It was very easy thanks to my teacher Gila. I told her I was not feeling to great and after the test she let me leave early, almost two hours early actually. She's the best. Now I am sitting in the main community area typing up this blog. I'm sorry for not doing one last night, here are some pictures to make up for my lack of consistency:)

 

Adios muchachos (Bye, muchachos)