Hmmm, what else. Lately people have been getting sick on workshop. Not sick enough to be hospitalized, but the common stomach bug has definitely been affecting many of us. Unfortunately I was one of the unlucky few that was sick, but I'm en route to getting better which is good. It sucks feeling like you can't do anything, both physically and mentally. I didn't even have the energy to knit, or watch a movie so I just layed there and stared at the wall or slept. My roommate was also sick so we kept each other company most of the time though. But parents, do not worry, we are all being taken care of and are getting better!
In other news, both kvutzot finally OFFICIALLY found out what we'll be living in for kaveret! My kvutza will be loving in Akko (shocker) and the other kvutza will be living in Rishon LeZion. I'm very excited. I've heard great things about the city of Akko from past workshop participants who have lived there.
Also, yesterday was Thursday, which usually means we have either a siyur or a Yom meyuchad. However, we didn't do either. Later in the day we had the Masa Mega Event, which is an event that Masa runs for all of the Israel gap year programs that it funds. The bus picked us up at Ein Dor around 2:30 and after a 2.5 hour bus ride, we finally arrived in Jerusalem. It took a very long time to actually get inside, so we sat outside for a while and ate our dinners. Once we finally got inside, we stood around for another hour. While some people got bored pretty easily, I found many ways to entertain myself. Toviah and I took selfies with random people and even got into some of their photos (classic prank). There were so many people there from several different programs, and I even recognized some people I knew. What was really cool was that I met up with a girl who is also on a gap year program in Israel and who will be joining me at American next year. We're hoping that at some point this year, we can meet up with the other American University gap year participants in Israel. Once we finally got inside, which happened to be around 8 PM, all 37 of us found our seats and ... waited for another half an hour or so (shocker!). Once it began, Benjamin Netanyahu came in and spoke for a bit. Although a lot of us don't really agree with his views, it was still really cool to hear him speak. Micah and Big E even shook his hand! The rest of the night consisted of musical performances from the Idan Reichal project, and some videos that Masa put on that expressed the importance of the experiences gained in these gap year programs. We also saw our SAANZ (South Africa and New Zealand) friends again, but unfortuantely it was the last time we will get to see them since they go home in a few weeks.
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