Young Judaea Year Course:

Year Course is a gap year program in Israel for teens who just graduated high school before entering college. Our nine months are divided into three sections. I start off the Year in Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv, where we volunteer in the community. In the winter, we head down to the Negev (Israel's desert) hopefully to do outdoor work. Finally, we end the year in Jerusalem studying and also volunteering. Throughout the year, we study hebrew and live in apartments with fellow Year Course participants.

I am participating in the Social Action track of Year Course, traveling to Rwanda for the entire month of February. We are living at a youth village (made by Year Course alumni) working with orphaned children.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The Week Schedule

Monday
8:00- 12:00 Service Project (Building)
12:00 - 12:45 Teach Farmers English
2:00- 3:00 Lunch
4:30- 6:00 Traditional Art
8:00- 9:00 Dinner
9:00- 10:00 Thorns and Roses

Tuesday
6:30- 7:30 Breakfast (If I go)
7:30- 2:00 Teacher Assistance
2:00- 3:00 Lunch
3:00- 5:00 Tikkun Olam
7:00- 8:00 Thorns and Roses
8:00- 9:00 Dinner
9:00- 10:00 Family Time

Wednesday
6:30- 7:30 Breakfast (If I go)
7:30- 2:00 Teacher Assistance
2:00- 3:00 Lunch
4:30- 6:00 Sport Extracurricular (Volleyball)
8:00- 9:00 Dinner
9:00- 10:00 Thorns and Roses

Thursday
8:00- 1:00 Service Project
2:00- 3:00 Lunch
4:30- 6:00/7:00 Science Center
8:00- 9:00 Dinner
9:00- 10:00 Thorns and Roses

Friday
8:00- 10:30 Service Project
10:30- 2:00 Rubona
2:00- 3:00 Lunch
5:30- 6:30 Kabbalat Shabbat
6:30- 8:00 Village Time
8:00- 9:00 Dinner
9:00- 10:00 "Celebration"

Saturday
6:30- 7:00 Muchaka Muchaka (Morning Run)
7:00- 8:00 Breakfast
8:00- 1:00ish Family Service (in Kitchen or Farm, etc.)
1:00- 2:00 Lunch
5:30- 7:00 Learning Session
7:00 Havdallah
7:00- 8:00 Dinner
8:00- 10:00 Movie

Sunday
9:00- 1:00 Protestant Church
10:30- 1:00 Catholic Church
1:00- 2:00 Lunch
2:00- 5:00 Event planned by our group (Sports Day, Culture Day, etc.)
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