Day 1 Arrival (25.12.2013)

 

Beach - Day 1 Do you know that feeling? Something happened but you think it is not real? But it is!

The whole day, I thought: “Really? At the afternoon I`m in Israel?” Every step, every security control, those annoying people on the plane … everything was passing.

Then, on the long way to the pass control, when I looked out of the large windows of the airport and saw the israeli flag and the all the israeli letters everywhere – then I realized!

I went through the large sliding door in the lobby of the airport. So many people! How will I find Dennis (he goes on that trip with me) or Marcus (the guy who pick us up)? But Dennis was faster then I thought. From the corner of my eyes, I saw him coming to me. I wasn`t alone.

marcus

To make it easier, to find each other, we had agreed to wear our black Krav Maga Hoodie … and I think that was also better for Marcus to find us ;-)

With a big smile on his face he came to us. “Welcome in Israel”

We have to wait for an other student, but what we don`t know on that time … that will be adversely. On that time Dennis was over 3 hours on the airport. Now he wants to see something of the country and I can understand him.

2 more hours we waiting. Vain. The missing kravist traveled after his arrival with the train to the camp and he received the messages from marcus to late.

Now it was dark outside. But finally, we also leaving the airport!

As we followed Marcus through the large sliding door, blew a gentle breeze – it was not cold, it was pleasant, it was different – WE ARE IN ISRAEL!

The trip to the camp was long, maybe one hour. And in the dark of the night we can`t see something, but the light were beautiful.

At the camp, we came into a little room. Small but fine. Really simple, but we don`t will not complain, because we thing we are often outside, often training and can see the country.

It was late, but one thing we had to do right now … the beach is in front of the door!!!

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