This is my tjj blog post
Today’s day plan, according to previous NCSYers that went on TJJ, is the most fun days of the whole trip and I definitely think that I agree with this. We woke up at around 6:45 and headed to breakfast at 7:30. We’re currently staying at Karei Deshe, a hostel in Khirbet Minim. It was refreshing to hear all the birds and seeing the morning sun in the open courtyard so early when we were all still a little tired. After a morning תפילה program, we got on the bus and made our way to our first activity of the day; the Chatzbani water hike. It was difficult to walk through through the intense current and slippery rocks but everone was having fun together and cooling off in the water from the Israeli heat. We had a yummy lunch of shawarma in laffas and went to the Misgav Am lookout where we learned about Israel’s relations with other Middle Eastern countries. The next activity was water rafting on the Jordan River. Everyone had fun splashing around and flowing along with the current. We got soaked but it was 100% worth it. We’re driving now back to Karei Deshe for dinner and evening programs so I’m going to end this here 🙂 Thanks to NCSY for this great trip and a wonderful opportunity to be in my home country!

– Netta