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Abby Kaye
I am a 4th grade student from South Berwick, Maine living in Be'er Sheva Israel for 6 months.Abby K
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July 18th 2011
Last week we went to Bethlehem. We had a nice tour guide named Yamen who showed us the separation wall. The wall was covered in political graffiti and has many words of peace and power. I spray painted a peace sign a heart and my name on the wall with all the other graffiti. Yamen brought a bag filled with marbles and balloons and together we handed them out to the kids in the Aida refugee camp. Yamen showed us how the West Bank is broken up into three zones area a, b and c. Area a is controlled by the Palestinians, area b is shared control between the Palestinians and the Israels and area c is controlled by the Israelis. Then we went to the church of the nativity were we saw a Catholic ... read more
July 9th 2011
On Monday we took a trip to Tiberius on the sea of Galilee. The first place we went to was Ein Hod, a community of artists. This little village was built on a hill and was filled with galleries and museums of art, such as a special museum we went to that featured a style of art called DADA. We went to the Dada museum were we saw the works of Marcel Jenko one of the creators of this type of art, as well as several different artist's work. Then we went to a music box museum! The man who owns the museum is a really kind guy and showed us his enormous collection of old musical devises. He showed us his many Victrolas, player pianos and lots of old music boxes. He even let me ... read more
A Crazy Trip, A Great Play and a little country
Published: June 27th 2011Middle East » Israel » South District » Be'er Sheva
June 27th 2011
Today we went to Mini Israel. It was like going into a miniature world. Mini Israel is a model of the whole country of Israel made very little. It has little cars, trucks and people. It is the big-est model of its kind covering many acres. We all had a great time seeing all the places we had gone to, in miniature! At ten o clock last night last Tuesday, dad drove us through the Negev desert to Eilot (about 3 hours from Be'er Sheva). We were on our way for a 24 hour trip to Cairo, Egypt!We went straight to the Taba border crossing and waited for our tour group... but nobody was showing up. Finally our tour operator came at 3 o clock am and took us to through Israeli customs. Then we had ... read more
A trip to Ben Gurion's Hut and more!
Published: June 7th 2011Middle East » Israel » South District » Be'er Sheva
June 7th 2011
Not long ago I went to Ben Gurion's hut on Kibbutz Sde Boker. This was the house he lived in after he retired from politics. It was very small and modest. The house was left exactly as it was the day that he died in 1973. It was very moving to see that a person of such high importance would choose to live so humbly after serving as Israel's first Prime Minister. He was greatly loved and respected by many people in the country, and played an important role in the creation of the country. The airport and the university in Be'er Sheva are both named after him. We were home in Be'er Sheva the evening of a holiday called Lag Bo'Omer. Its a holiday that comes from the Sephardi (Jewish people who come from the ... read more
A wonder of the World and Answers to Questions!
Published: May 11th 2011Middle East » Jordan » South » Petra
May 5th 2011
Today, I went to Petra. - one of the seven wonders of the world. Petra is in Jordan. We had to cross the border to go there. We got a new stamp on our passports. We took a bus to get to the site of Petra. From the bus window, we got to see a lot of the Jordan countryside and the people. When in Petra, we first rode horses and then hiked the rest of the way. Petra has unusual colored sand and rock formations. Some of the sand there is golden and some is red. We saw rocks that looked like fish and elephants. We also saw the Treasury, which is a burial tomb for a king. People once thought the Treasury was filled with gold, but it really wasn't. The Treasury is almost ... read more
April 30th 2011
Today, I went to the camel ranch by Mamshit where our family got to ride in a camel caravan. Our camel was very nice. Her name meant love. She was tall and had a big hump. All the camels at the camel ranch that people ride are girls (because the boy camels are more aggressive). Camels are much gentler than people say they are. We got to ride on the actual spice route that people would have taken thousands of years ago. We all really enjoyed riding the camels and we got to learn a lot about them, too. We learned that camels have one baby at at time. Camels do not have hooves - they have a two-toed foot and footpads. Lastly, some people think that camels carry water in their hump...but this is a ... read more
Haifa and Theatre Festivals
Published: April 26th 2011Middle East » Israel » South District » Be'er Sheva
April 25th 2011
This last week, we went to the Baha'i Gardens in Haifa. People who are from all over come to see it. It is built on all sorts of tiers, on a steep green hill. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. In the center of the hill, is the golden domed shrine. The shrine is dedicated to the first Baha'i prophet. He is Sayyid Ali Muhammad (the Bab). We also went to prehistoric caves on Mount Carmel. They are located at Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve. The caves go back as far as 200,000 years ago. One cave, used to be the home of Neanderthals. Another cave used to be a coral reef, and you could see the indentations of shells and rocks in it. The caves looked straight out of a movie, and they were amazing to see. ... read more
Amazing Theatre, Hikes Museums and Comment Reposnses
Published: April 15th 2011Middle East » Israel » South District » Be'er Sheva
April 15th 2011
Today, we went to a play where all of the actors were blind and deaf. The play was called Not By Bread Alone and it was performed in Tel Aviv. The play was very moving and beautiful. It had a heartwarming effect on the audience. The actors all told stories of how they overcame obstacles and achieved their hopes and dreams. The actors showed us what it feels like to be blind and deaf. They said it was like being in a foreign country where no one speaks the language. The actors made bread during the show. Even though they could not see what they were doing, they could feel the bread, and there were other people there who helped them make it and put it into ovens. At the end of the play, the actors ... read more
Southern Negev and reponse to my Class's Questions
Published: April 10th 2011Middle East » Israel » South District » Eilat
April 10th 2011
Last week we took a second trip to Kibbutz Ketura in the south of the Negev. The kibbutz is a community of people who live and work together like a family. They all do work for the kibbutz. Some people help with the cooking, others help with laundry and such. The kibbutz also teaches Jews, Arabs, and others about sustainability, alternative energy, peace making, and other subjects. The kibbutz is right across from Jordan, so the guests have to be careful not to cross the border. In the dining hall, they never serve meat and dairy in the same meal because lots of the students are kosher and it would be disrespectful. The kibbutz is a very respectful well run community. All the people there are very nice. The next day we went to Hai ... read more
March 29th 2011
On Wednesday March 23rd I hiked a crater...the biggest crater on land. It's name is Mitzpe Ramon. We came across rocks black as coal and red as fire. I think the red rocks had iron in them. We even saw purple rocks. There was interesting flora and fauna. I saw this plant that looked like spiky grapes and these birds that looked like quails. It was amazing to see that anything could live or grow in land so rocky and dry. We saw more ibex...only these ibex were very social, and were eating plastic from a garbage can. Its odd how some parts of Israel are green and tropical, and other parts look like mars. Then on Saturday we climbed at Ein Avdat National Park. It was rocky and steep - the kind of thing an ... read more
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