Austin wrote todays update:
“Yesterday when we arrived at school for Naale, our parents handed Rabbi Meirav a suspicious looking envelope. I can’t wait to figure out what is inside of that envelope….
We hopped on the bus at 12:30 and went to the airport for what turned out to be a very eventful flight! After going through security, a few students even bumped into distant family members as we were boarding the plane. We got stuck on the tarmac for nearly three hours before take-off because the coffee machine started leaking and then they had to refuel the airplane! (And no, as much as I love coffee, I did not break it).
Once we got to Israel, after checking into Agron, we got to experience Kosher Pizza Hut and they even had gluten-free and vegan options. We then met our wonderful Israeli madrichim, Zeevi, Maya, Noa and Yaron and had lots of time for group bonding. We are still in “Bidud” (quarantine) so we are going to order in a big dinner tonight. After that, we will be placed into groups for “Zman Mishpacha” and will get to know our daily reflection groups. We are looking forward to getting out of Bidud tomorrow so that we can explore Jerusalem. All in all it has been a great, but long, and tiring day and we all can’t wait to hit the hay”