Over this break of 10 days we all experienced many things. All of us went to possibly our first Israeli Passover and experienced hiking from sea to sea. The most changing part for me was hiking from sea to sea. Y'am L'Yam was like no other camping experience.One thing I have to address is, camping for almost everyone is almost never the most comfortable experience. I turned out to have a terrible cold during the whole trip. Although this happened, and although every day was far from easy, there was something incredible and intriguing about this 5 day journey. The first day was sweltering hot and we hiked up the Mount Meron. Although It was beautiful , appreciating the hot hard day up the mountain took some time. As the journey went on although some days were easier it still was a mentally challenging trip. It was very easy not to have a positive attitude while hiking but I tried my very best to. Although I tried I am also guilty of complaining. In the end of the last day, we rode bikes the rest of the way to the Mediterranean sea. Lets just say I was three words... A nervous wreck. I do know how to ride a bike but past experiences have scared me so much. Jumping on that bike terrifying. As I nervously rode down, I saw the Mediterranean sea span in front of me like the opening of a theater curtain. My nerves turned into a sense of being proud that I had did it, walked to the Kineret to the Mediterranean. I biked longer finally reaching the clear blue waters of the beach, spending the day there filled with happiness. I am writing this blog not to only describe how beautiful it was but to say what I learned from this. EIE has been full of things that have made me truly appreciate Israel and made me reflect on who I am and who I want to become. Because of these 5 days I not only saw Israels beauty, but I learned how strong I have become because of EIE. There is still a month left,but I have learned by doing things like this trip here that I am able to learn so much from seeing the world. I have connected everything we have done to not only being a better Jew but I better and stronger person.
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