The first day – The opening ceremony of Jitli summer trip 2010
The bus collected the participants from Segev Shalom, Lakiya and Shaar Hanegev and turned to the airport to welcome San Diego USA participants.
In the bus there was already a good atmosphere. The participants tried to get to know each other. Date cookies that brought Bedouin girls from Lakiya made everyone happy.
We got to the airport in time, the reception was exciting, In this Internet era, it seemed the participants already knew each other.
We turned toward Tel Hai, A truck overturned on road number six created a traffic jam...over two hours of delay.
The long bus ride, with all in a closed place, got the participants to try to recognize each other, mixing could be seen already
We arrived late at night to Tel Hai, It is a lovely view point. At night, the lights around made us feel the special atmosphere.
We gathered together Jitli and Jitli Peace Makers outside on the grass and heard the blessing of Schneider ,Jitli program General Manager.
We learned to dance in the first time the "ahahim" "brothers, joy, Jitli, an empire "in Hebrew and Arabic.
Then we gathered inside and started the opening ceremony of the journey. Each group had prepared a show which introduced the participants and something constituting the group stages preparing for the journey. The participants exchanged gifts.
With good family atmosphere the participants went to sleep in their rooms, in each room was a representative of each community.
The video clips and photos are additional to the story of the first day.
In the bus there was already a good atmosphere. The participants tried to get to know each other. Date cookies that brought Bedouin girls from Lakiya made everyone happy.
We got to the airport in time, the reception was exciting, In this Internet era, it seemed the participants already knew each other.
We turned toward Tel Hai, A truck overturned on road number six created a traffic jam...over two hours of delay.
The long bus ride, with all in a closed place, got the participants to try to recognize each other, mixing could be seen already
We arrived late at night to Tel Hai, It is a lovely view point. At night, the lights around made us feel the special atmosphere.
We gathered together Jitli and Jitli Peace Makers outside on the grass and heard the blessing of Schneider ,Jitli program General Manager.
We learned to dance in the first time the "ahahim" "brothers, joy, Jitli, an empire "in Hebrew and Arabic.
Then we gathered inside and started the opening ceremony of the journey. Each group had prepared a show which introduced the participants and something constituting the group stages preparing for the journey. The participants exchanged gifts.
With good family atmosphere the participants went to sleep in their rooms, in each room was a representative of each community.
The video clips and photos are additional to the story of the first day.
The questions came to mind during writing this blog:
a. Who should participate in a co-existence program such as Jitli? One who really wants or the one that the educators think fits?
b. What motivates teenagers to give up two and half weeks of the summer vacation for a co-existence project such as Jitli?
c. What is the level of openness required to know the other culture? To break stereotypes?
I'd love to see answers to these questions.
a. Who should participate in a co-existence program such as Jitli? One who really wants or the one that the educators think fits?
b. What motivates teenagers to give up two and half weeks of the summer vacation for a co-existence project such as Jitli?
c. What is the level of openness required to know the other culture? To break stereotypes?
I'd love to see answers to these questions.
The video clips adresses:
The first hours in the bus:
The first "ahahim"
San Diego got talents Jitli 2010
I'm waiting to your comments, answers
Itzik Koren
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