When we were given our first blog assignment, we were encouraged to explain our reasoning for wanting to go on this trip. Here’s my reasoning for when I first heard about Morim Limmud and why I want to go to Budapest:
It all began one week in late October. We were all heading to the auditorium to hear the morning announcements, and then a striking announcement came up. One of the teachers, Ms. Joyner, told us about an amazing opportunity that we have as a school. She spent the next few minutes explaining that as part of the Morim Limmud program for SOS International, a few of our teachers will be flying to Budapest, Hungary to follow Hungarian teachers and learn about education systems in different countries. In turn, the Hungarian teachers will fly to our country to do the same thing. I didn’t think much about it when they were gone, and it didn’t cross my mind until Ms. Joyner made the announcement that the Hungarian teachers were coming to our country. When the Hungarian teachers were in our school, I had a lot of interesting experiences. I got to learn vocal exercises from the music teachers, discuss Jewish stories, and play theater games with the theater teacher. Having them here was a whole new experience and I’ll never forget that.
Towards the end of the school year, Ms. Joyner made another announcement that students from our school will be able to fly to Budapest and learn about Judaism between the two countries. Despite the cost, my parents were very supportive of the fact that I wanted to attend this trip.
I’m excited but scared at the same time for this trip. On the one hand, it’s my first time flying to Europe and I’m excited to see this country in my eyes. On the other hand, so many things can go wrong: what if I get lost? What if I get sick? What if I lose my passport? Despite all the things that can go wrong, I’m counting down the days as I’m sitting here and typing this blog, and I can’t wait to see Budapest with my friends.
