When I finally arrived (after sitting on the plane for an extra hour and a half before take off plus an 11 hour plane ride) around 12:30 PM i was tired, hungry but above all, excited to be in israel! Immediately the group was sent to collect our suitcases and get on a bus to the south, specifically the Ein Gedi or in english, the dead sea. Our hostel which looked like this had some FABULOUS views of the desert as well as the dead sea.
After settling in I went out with a few people from my trip and explored our surroundings. Here's what I saw: 
The next few days were pretty relaxed and boring orientation sort of things. We got to know our Madrichim or our group leaders, played name games with the everyone on the trip and things of that nature. Nevertheless, it was important that we did it (although I really just wanted to go out and explore Israel).
Finally on day three we hiked Nahal David, an enchanting natural reserve. On the hike we learned that the Ein Gedi oasis was part of the tribe of Juda, on the occidental shore of the Dead sea. Today Nahal David is a breathtaking natural reserve. It has 300 meter waterfalls. Lastly, archeological digs taken place around Ein Gedi revealed the relics of a
human settlement extending from the prehistorical to the roman period!
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