I was really looking forward to this week, not just because I was excited to see my best friends, but also because I had never been to America before. I was a little bit scared of the 7 hour-long flight, but it wasn’t even that bad. When we arrived at the school on Sunday, I didn’t even have time to be jet-legged. Everyone was greeting us, and this was the moment when I realized how much I had actually missed them. During the trip, I had the time of my life. Surprisingly, I loved going to school every morning (I think that was my favorite part), because I could really get a taste of what it was like to go to an American school. I also really enjoyed the projects that we did one afternoon with Art with a Heart. We had fun making crafts together and knowing that it was for a great reason made it even better.
One thing that I’ve learned during the trip is that in Beth Tfiloh there are so many different ways that the students can decorate their own school and make mandatory things kind of fun in some ways, and I think this would be possible in our school as well. Right now that I’ve been home for a week I’m really sad, because I know I won’t see my friends for a while, but I’m sure that I’ll visit them again in the future. I’m really grateful that I got to be a part of this trip, because I made some really good friends along the way. One thing that I would do differently next time is that I would give more free time to the students during Shabbaton, because we were at a really nice place with lots of animals, but unfortunately, I didn’t have time to see them. ~ Brigitta B, Grade 13
