The past 10 days have been exhausting, fascinating, extremely hot and “heavyweight” fun. Words can’t describe the amazing time we spent with our Israeli families in Beit Shean, the excitement of free time in the shuks or even the time we spent getting to know each other during our diverse activities all over the country. But maybe our experiences can.
You Know You’re in AFU/WOFI/icnext When…
…you hope people don’t ask about your program because you don’t know how to explain its name, let alone what you do.
…”Yesh po wifi?” and “Yesh po sherutim?” (Is there wifi here? A bathroom?) are always the first two questions you ask in any new place.
…when you narrowly escape disaster in three different cities.
…when the adults in charge do a headcount after the bus starts moving.
…when adjectives are described as either “lightweight” or “heavyweight.”
…the order of activities is in the least logical order possible.
…when Taglit (Birthright) groups make you embarrassed to be an American.
…when you solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in under an hour, only to forget the solution the next day.
…your group takes selfies with Arab Israelis and Jewish Israelis within 24 hours.
…when your life’s goal is to be in Naomi Grant’s Quote Book, even though you’ve come to terms with the fact that you’ll never be as quotable as Amnon.
…you become a dysfunctional family after spending almost 90 hours together without any other teens, even though you do get tired of each other, because it’s impossible not to become some sort of family.