Blog Post 2

            The city of Sderot was very interesting to me when we visited. It made me puzzle why people would want to live in a city that is so dangerous. Seeing all of the bombs that had hit Sderot was very sentimental to me. Having so many Jews live a mile from Gaza and live quite ordinary lives at that is something I really don’t get. Well I didn’t get it at first at least. After hearing our guide who showed us the rockets and hearing his story of how Sderot was home to him was very impressive. The whole sense that he had that if he moved away he would be letting the bad Palestinians of Hamas win. I really hate the fact that it costs the Israeli government so much money to destroy very cheaply made rockets. Hearing his story of how he had raised his family and two sons in Sderot and how he worried for their lives constantly but knew they were raised just as strong as he was. I really liked the part of his story where he said “every time a bomb goes off it’s like a mini family reunion because usually my two sons and I are always at the scene

            After we were done with our guide in Sderot, I was very happy we went to the Kibbutz. Again it was astounding to me how this Kibbutz pretty much bordered Gaza, but yet these people that lived there seemed to live peaceful lives. It was great seeing Leah and my other friend who lived on the Kibbutz Shayna, I went to high school with both of them. I hadn’t seen either of them in about two years so it was a great little reunion. It was interesting to see how much they have grown as people and how being in the IDF has defiantly made them more mature. It really makes me evaluate my life against theirs and compare the differences we have in our everyday lives. I’ve been enjoying my time in Israel and hope they continue.