Tel Aviv Los Angeles San Diego - thoughts

We departed Israel from Ben Gurion airport , stopover New York landing in Los Angeles.
In the plane one of the Bedouin boys asked me " Is it true that we'll reach Hollywood?"
Wanted to say is it real? Dream? A dream that comes true?
San Diego group welcome us, it was a very exciting moment. It was our first meeting, but seems that we know each other. The preparation during the year and the technological possibilities helped us to keep connection.
This summer trip began with "hamburger & kola" a typical American meal , and a tour in Hollywood. This tour was guided by the San Diego group , we saw the Chinese theater, the Oscar prize hall, and a lot of street actors playing our heroes for some regards and money. While we waited for all the groups returning from the tour, some boys began to play sport games. Sport is an international language.
We drove to Jackline studio to get a biodanza workshop. All the teenagers co-operated with Jackline. It is a kind of dance that comes from the soul and the dancer's emotions and feelings. Every dancer expresses himself and his relationship to his friends and to the neighborhood. I myself danced with the video camera that worked during the workshop and enjoyed it very much.
Art is one more international language that builds bridges. My feeling after the workshop was great; I looked over the teenagers all of them were smiling.
We reached the large park in Los Angeles and there we had the opening ceremony of Jitli summer trip 2008. Every group worked hard and prepared show and presents.
The groups from San Diego and Shaar Hanegev prepared the presents by themselves, the groups from Segev Shalom and Laquia bought suitable presents. Every group thought what to bring to keep Jitli spirit.
After the ceremony we drove to San Deigo . the parents of the group from San Diego waited for the teenagers and took them for home hospitality. We were all very excited. Suddenly all became quiet, then I began to feel tired. the long day almost came to end.
Some questions rose in my head while I wrote this post:
a. The flight from Israel to California over half of the world, in what way can we internalize and understand what really happened to us?
b. We saw very littlein Hollywood but is Hollywood a model to copy?
Biodanza workshop:
c. Why dealing with art and especially dance makes a connection among people from different culture?
d. Is Biodanza a good workshop to make connection among people from different culture? Why?
I'll be more then happy to get your comments, specially from Jitli participants, what you felt during the first day?
itzik
the second day - soon