Friday, April 9, 2010
Day 8: Friendships Forged
Tonight will be my last night in Israel. My last 24 hours has begun, and I don’t know if there will ever be enough time to understand fully all that I would like to about this Holy Land. When I was in Micronesia I feared coming home. I was afraid of the culture shock and the change of pace, and the unpacking of so many lessons learned, and so many lessons still needed to be taught to me. I have no doubt that similar challenges await me on my return home, but my time in Micronesia has taught me not to be afraid, but rather to be blessed and honored by the challenge to unpack all the time and heart moving experiences that we have had. The most important part about going home and unpacking, and the aspect that made it most easy for me, was sharing my story. This blog has been a great source of reflection for me, and I am grateful to all those who have read it, I hope that you share this with as many people as you would like. I wish I could stay up and write more, but I cannot keep my eyes open, I guarantee I will return, because there is much to say about my visit to the Yitzhak Rabin Center, a walk through an open air market, playing in my first drum circle, Swimming in the Mediterranean, and an amazing dinner with students whom I love. I love you all and will be back to write more soon!
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Marcos, what an insightful way to end the blog,at least for now.
ReplyDeleteOn trips as emotional, powerful, and fast-paced as this one, it's important to have time to let your brain and your spirit catch up to your body.....
Shalom.
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Mr. Gonzalez,
ReplyDeleteIt is awesome that you had a chance to spend some time in the Yitzhak Rabin Center. I just have 2 questions. Did you learn all the things you were expecting to learn? and did you learn how to speak their language? This trip sounded like a great experience hope to hear more about it when you are teaching us!!
-Gigi
Mr. Gonzalez,
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool that you swam in the Mediterrain Sea! Was the water crystal blue? It sounds like you had alot of fun in Israel! The pictures you have showed us in class were so cool! I'm looking forward to learn more about your experience in class.
~Lauren Hinojosa
Mr.Gonzalez,
ReplyDeleteI adore how that you feel like you haven't learned enough after your visit to Israel. I also like how your visit there helped you in so many ways. This situation reminds me of a famous quote i heard, "The only source of knowledge is experience."
~Albert Einstein
This seems to fit your situation perfectly.i also have just one question. Out of all the lessons you learned in your opinion which one seemed the most valuable to you? Anyways I look forward to you teaching us.
~Juliette Warner
Mr.Gonzalez,
ReplyDeletewow it sounds like your trip impacted your life greatly. I hope you learned all that you expected to learn if not more.I'm glad you are able to take over our class for a little bit and share with us your experience and tall that you were able to gain from it.