Day 1

On our first day in Israel all of us met up in front of the school at 8:15 am. 

Ironi Alef

When our exchange partners had to go to their classes, we started to explore the city. First, we wanted to buy breakfast at a nearby coffee shop, but realized that we didn't have Israeli money yet, so we went to a small place where you could change the money from euros into shekel. After we had changed about 2000 euros -what a feeling- into shekel, we were ready to start the day. 

Currency exchange office

Then all of us went to a little garden in front of the opera 'Habima' and talked about our arrivals in the host families. We realized that many of us live right in the city near the school or the beach, but some of us live further away in the villages near Tel Aviv. 

The Mann Auditorium

After we had exchanged our first experiences, Mrs. Teschner and Mrs. Menke showed us the Rothschild Boulevard, which is is a big and beautiful street with a lot of trees and older houses and which guides you right down to the beach. 

The Rothschild Boulevard

After a 30 minutes walk through 27 degrees and under a cloudless sky, we arrived at the beach and were stunned by the great view of the Mediterreanien Sea. A few of us couldn't wait and after a few minutes we were already swimming in the acceptable cold water. We spend a few hours tanning on the beach and then went back to be at the school at around 1:00 pm. 

The Beach

After a little welcoming speech of the Israeli teachers, the film people started collecting ideas for the project of the week, while the musicians planned their rehearsals and got right into practicing. At 5:00 pm we were done at school and some of us went home, others had dinner in a restaurant in the city. At 8:00 pm, all the students met up at the beach again and we spend some time together to let the day come to a good and successful end. We all fell asleep very tired, but also really excited for the next day.