February 25-26 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 11:16AM Dear Wornick community,
Here is more news from our great 8th graders, now at the Reali School. Hear about those activities and how Purim was celebrated. The journey is almost at an end--and the excitement continues. Thanks to Irit and MArit for continuing this blog so wonderfully.
Susan Weintrob
Feb. 25
Today's blogger is Avi.
Hello from Israel!!
We have been having a great time with the Reali students. We met them again on Wednesday morning at the High School branch of the Reali. We did some leadership and team-building activities with them. We also were able to see some of the Reali students that came to Wornick last year! It was so cool seeing them again! Wednesday night, most of us went to the Haifa Mall, and we shopped around for a while. Later that night, all of us that went shopping, and even more of us, met up at the bowling ally in the mall, and had a great time playing. We rented out about 7 or 8 lanes, and we had, on average, 6-8 people per lane! There was a TON of us!
Yesterday, we had a few hours of activities at Matos, the 1st –9th grade branch of the Reali. We had a fun tour of the campus, and Ron Kitry, the CEO of all the Reali branches, gave us a presentation about our friends in Istanbul, Turkey, and other important topics too. After all that, we all headed home to have a nice night with our hosts.
Today...today is very interesting. Today in Purim in Israel, and its not just in the school. EVERYWHERE!!! On my drive to school today, I saw so many people in costumes, having a great time; people just walking down the sidewalk! In school, it is a very festive day. I have never been in a place with, as Mr. Wong would say, “So much fun and frolic!” I cant wait to see the rest of the day!
This is the last day of our Israel Blog, so Chag Sameach, happy holiday, and we are all looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!
Lehitraot!
--Avi = ]
Feb. 26
Today’s blogger is Sydney.
Happy Purim!
Today we spent the day at the Reali School and celebrated Purim. Everyone had to bring in a Mishloach Manot basket, and today we exchanged them with other students during class. After we did the Mishloach Manot exchanges everyone went into the auditorium and watched funny skits, and bands. There was also a costume contest! Everyone had crazy costumes! There were costumes that ranged from Minnie Mouse to a refrigerator. When that was done, we proceeded to the gym to watch Chinese Acrobats! They were amazing! Purim in Israel is definitely different from purim in America. It has been an awesome experience to remember.
Sydney
