Hi everyone, this is Shakaed. I’m writing to you from Israel. We arrived here two weeks ago. You can’t believe how warm it is here. It hardly rained so far and the average temperature is over 20 degrees. For us it’s good because we like the hot weather, but it’s actually not good at all since Israel needs the rain and everyone is hoping for some rain to come.
We flew to Israel with KLM and stopped in Amsterdam on the way. We had to stay at the airport for eight hours before our next flight so we stayed at a hotel there . It was a small hotel which was located at the airport, you didn’t even need to go through security to get there. The hotel room was very small; it only fit about two people. Me, my mom, and my little sister stayed in one room and my brother and my dad were in the other one. Everything in the room was electronic. There were buttons on the side of the bed that controlled the light, the TV, etc. You even had to click on a button to convert the sofa to a bed.
When we arrived in Israel my grandparents were waiting for us at the airport. It was really nice to see them again. After we were greeted by my grandparents, we went to my dad’s parents’ house. It was 4:00AM!
Israel is 10 hours ahead of Vancouver so we all had jetlag. For a few days my nights were my mornings and my mornings were my nights. I would wake up at about 5 pm and go to sleep at about 7 am. My grandpa called all of us owels :)
We flew to Israel with KLM and stopped in Amsterdam on the way. We had to stay at the airport for eight hours before our next flight so we stayed at a hotel there . It was a small hotel which was located at the airport, you didn’t even need to go through security to get there. The hotel room was very small; it only fit about two people. Me, my mom, and my little sister stayed in one room and my brother and my dad were in the other one. Everything in the room was electronic. There were buttons on the side of the bed that controlled the light, the TV, etc. You even had to click on a button to convert the sofa to a bed.
When we arrived in Israel my grandparents were waiting for us at the airport. It was really nice to see them again. After we were greeted by my grandparents, we went to my dad’s parents’ house. It was 4:00AM!
Israel is 10 hours ahead of Vancouver so we all had jetlag. For a few days my nights were my mornings and my mornings were my nights. I would wake up at about 5 pm and go to sleep at about 7 am. My grandpa called all of us owels :)
We are spending most of our time with our extended family. We see some of them every day and we also had two big get togethers with the whole family. Last Saturday all of my dad’s side of the family got together for a picnic. My dad has five sisters, and all of them have kids, so you can imagine how many people were there. After we finished eating we climbed up Mearat Ha’etzbah (“Finger Cave”). When we came back down we played games and had desert. Two days ago, on Saturday, we met with my mom’s side of the family. They all came over to my Mom’s parents’ house. We ate and talked. It was a lot of fun.
On Sunday I went to a show called the Festigal. The Festigal is a song competition, but basically it is a performance for kids where famous people in Israel act out a story with songs that relate to the story. At the end of the show people vote for which song they liked best. It is a very impressive performance with dancers and songs and I enjoyed it very much.
Enjoy the snow in Vancouver! I’ll write more soon.
Shakaed
1 comment:
Hi Shak!
So nice to hear from you. Thanks for keeping us up to date on your travels. Happy Hanukkah to you and your family.
We'll save some snow for you ;)
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