Park Plaza Nahariya

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L'Hitraot Israel

A travel blog entry by tessapermar

... months in and I was still questioning why I would ever leave my family and friends and home - it was good there, why would I leave and go through this. But the work here, the experiences eventually helped fill the void, the people here became like my family, and I felt it was as much a healing process as a learning process. I can't put into words how excited I am to come home (I have giant sugar-coated rocket-fueled butterflies in my belly) but ...

War and Independence

A travel blog entry by tessapermar

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... with Europe's - more specifically Great Britain's - and where we are both headed next. I tried to participate, but my thoughts usually followed this kind of train: "Wow, look where I am. . . No, I don't agree that socialism will completely . . . woah. . . . in this time no matter the progress of. . . wow, look where I am, look who I'm with and what I'm doing. " When we reached the top, we walked through some flat land until we entered a landscape ...

To remember the Holocaust

A travel blog entry by tessapermar

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... and I think for me, it has been more effective and meaningful.
Lechme Hagetaot Museum is the Ghetto-Fighter's Museum. It has a unique way of presenting the Holocaust through hopeful and optimistic eyes. It is also a center for humanistic education. Our tour guide set the tone for our visit this Friday by asking us open-ended questions and encouraging discussion among us. Instead of taking us through photos, facts, and relics, we we saw ...

Mirage

A travel blog entry by tessapermar

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... through it. But it's been made clear throughout this year that The Lesson of my gap year is to learn how to take care of myself in varying situations and locations. I missed the camels and the hike in the desert and Masada and the Dead Sea, but it was the right thing. I stayed three days alone on the Kibbutz, a little scary at first but also a relief to be alone for the first time in so many weeks. One morning I woke up and it was sunny, ...

Ani Purim, Ani Purim, la la la . . .

A travel blog entry by tessapermar

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... moments in between the mucky stuff.
We did a little dance performance for the Kibbutz Kindergardens to celebrate Purim. I decided that since I wasn't making a piece for Nitzotzot (our end of the year student showing), and choreographing for kids is something I have experience with, I should do something. I used Louis Jordan's 5 Guys Named Moe. I had a wonderful group volunteer to be in it. It was amazing to work with ...