We started our day out with an 8am breakfast and were on our way to the Palmach museum by 8:30. This is an interactive museum that teaches students about the Palmach legacy through the stories of individuals and groups. Students really enjoyed how they felt like they could get a sense of what life was like for Israeli soldiers at this time.
After the museum we went on a graffiti tour of Tel Aviv. Our students loved our tour guide, an American-born graffiti artist who took us to the back streets to discover some of the most famous street art, graffiti and mural work in the city. Students were excited to see some graffiti that quoted a Jewish psalm/Matisyahu song that we had learned about in Liza's Israel class this year! (Click here to hear the Matisyahu song!) Our guide even let us spray paint a few of our own tags on the wall!
For lunch, we were off to Shuk HaCarmel, the open-air market where students could choose from a wide selection of authentic Israeli food. Our students got to try some amazing falafel, shawarma, fresh juices, baklava, and halva!
After we ate and did a bit of shopping, we got back on the bus and went to the Holon Children's Museum for the "Dialogue in the Dark" exhibit. Our group was led by a blind guide through darkened rooms and got a sense of how visual impairment affects our ability to complete everyday tasks. For example, one room was set up as a supermarket and students were asked to identify different foods using their sense of touch and smell. Students were excited to have the opportunity to talk to our guides after the exhibit to learn about what life was like with visual impairment. Our students couldn't stop talking about how meaningful and interesting this experience was.
After a quick stop at the hotel to freshen up, we headed out for dinner at Dr. Shakshuka, a restaurant with authentic & delicious Israeli food. All food was served family style, and our servers seemed to bring out a never-ending stream of hummus, Israeli salad, shakshuka (a baked tomato and poached egg dish), stuffed chicken, couscous, beef stew, and much more. It was absolutely delicious!
We're all in the hotel now winding down and preparing for an early morning tomorrow. We're heading down to the desert to do an archeological dig, ride camels, and sleep in a bedouin tent! We can't wait to fill you in on all that is to come when we get back into wifi on Tuesday night!
Nora, Ruby, Lucy, Sonia, and Maddy wait in line to try freshly squeezed juice at the shuk!
Calliope, Max, Elijah, Sylvie, Nora, Sonia, Sam, and Amalia pose in front of one of the many murals we saw today on our tour.
Lucy, Maddy, Ruby, Sonia, and Nora enjoy authentically DELICIOUS falafel!
CBE students pose with one of our tour guides at Dialogue in the Dark.
We had a few minutes to spare after the Palmach museum, so we went to a playground and had fun playing on the different equipment!
Loving the posts and all the smiles. Keep em coming.
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