We still had a day but we were already saying good bye to the 17 year old city of Modi'in. So new that in Mini Israel it didn't have a name! For most of the cities I remember colors; for Modi'in the color is green. The green of plants, trees, and flowers. Bright pops of green against the white modern walls of a city under construction. In fact the sound track of Jerusalem might be Shabbat prayers, Haifa the sounds of a mosque, but Modi'in is filled with the sounds of building. Earth moving equipment, jack hammers, and shouts in Hebrew fill the city during the day, but at night the silence of the desert flows in along with the dark.
The pizza didn't go as planned since the oven wasn't working, but with a quick phone call pizza was delivered by a guy on a motorcycle, and the students sang songs, played with the wii and xbox, had epic games of ping pong and pool. Greg is the undisputed champion of pool from the American team while Marielle and Franchesca were battling for the best singer. I'm not sure any of the Americans should give up their day jobs for a singing career though. :)
It was a fun party that didn't feel like the end, mostly because we still had Haifa to look forward to tomorrow.
The pizza didn't go as planned since the oven wasn't working, but with a quick phone call pizza was delivered by a guy on a motorcycle, and the students sang songs, played with the wii and xbox, had epic games of ping pong and pool. Greg is the undisputed champion of pool from the American team while Marielle and Franchesca were battling for the best singer. I'm not sure any of the Americans should give up their day jobs for a singing career though. :)
It was a fun party that didn't feel like the end, mostly because we still had Haifa to look forward to tomorrow.