First, we hiked in Masada, learned from our jewish history teachers, and swam in the Dead Sea. It was so cool to float in the water and cover each other in the Dead Sea mud. When we were supposed to go to Gadna on Sunday, there was a big flood in the desert that blocked up all the roads that caused us to leave a day late. When we finally arrived at Gadna, we adjusted to our new living circumstances and began learning how to run in ten seconds. That day I also relieved a blue string to show that I helped הסמל in leading our groups and in giving our all everyday. The first two days were mostly just running in short periods, gun lessons, and a hike. The hike was eye opening to everyone in Gadna (NFTY People). We stayed silent the entire time we walked which showed the amount of respect we had for each other and those above us. The second to last day was my favorite because we got to shoot an M16 and we had a competition between all of our groups for running, push-ups, wall sits, drinking water, carrying stretchers, and crawling.
Although it gave me scrapes and bruises, the competition was my favorite experience so far. It taught us more teamwork than any sport team I've ever been on, more responsibility than school has ever forced, and more motive than any reward could provide. It taught me that a smart person knows their limits and that a wise person knows they have none. We found power we didn't know we had, pain we didn't know we could endure, and togetherness we forgot we needed. The last day we had a ceremony in which I returned my blue string. I was really pleased with my experience in Gadna and although it was very tiring I've already begun to miss it.
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