Feelin' Tzuba fresh! I haven't written here in a while because I've had to write paper after paper after paper in the last 2 weeks. Let me first discuss Poland...

There's not much I can say except for the fact that it's a weird country. I kept a diary over the course of the 5 days and debated sharing it with all who read this here blog, but decided it was too personal. The important things you need to know about my trip were going to Majdanek, Birkenau, Auschwitz, and different memorials. I got no sleep and watched 3 movies during up to 7 hour bus rides across the country. The trip was the least favorite I've ever taken and it was depressing to say the least. The best advice I can give you if you ever go Poland is to 1)Bring tissues 2)Prepare to be amazed 3) Don't keep valuables such as Ipods, phones, and wallets in the front pocket of your backpack because YOU WILL GET PICKPOCKETED! I'm a first hand victim. The dude got my cards, license, and 300 shekels. Whatever man! Good luck spending shekels in Krakow!!

We've been on a few trips since Poland. The 1948 trip sent us to Latrun to see a whole lot of tanks that were fun to climb on. We also went to a quaint little bullet factory underground. About the size 3 large New Trier classrooms. It was as if the people working down there way back when were miners, and actually had to have a "tanning room" in order to get that good old Vitamin D! Yay healthy!! The 2nd trip we took today was to Ammunition Hill to walk and play hide and seek tag (not really, I wish) in the War of Independence trenches. The best part was when I could walk through and see that I was taller :) The War of Independence had some connection to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, so we ventured off there to learn about their upcoming programs. YAY COLLEGE!