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Josh Stutesman

jewish@edu writer

here are we going to stay? How
will we get there? What should
we see? These were only the
first few questions my friend Joe Mirsky and I
had when we said goodbye to our Michigan
State University Hillel and Hillel Campus
Alliance of Michigan Taglit-Birthright Israel
group as they entered the airport to fly home.
We had decided to extend our experi-
ence in Israel by six days and, as our 40 new
friends went past security Joe and I looked
at each other as if to say, "What next?" This
moment marked the beginning of six days
that would change my life, allowing me to
learn lessons that could never be acquired
from an organized trip.
When we woke up the next morning in
our hostel in Tel Aviv, Joe and I realized that
we really had no idea what we wanted to
do. We had planned out certain days to be in
certain cities, but other than that, we didn't
know how we would get there and how we
would find things to do. We were admittedly
a little anxious. However, time and time again,
Israelis were more than willing to go out of
their way to help us. This was the first lesson
I learned during my trip extension: People will
go out of their way to help you enjoy your
time in Israel.
Second, I realized that Israel is not simply a
country of Jewish people of all denominations,
but it's a home for the Jewish people. When

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we talked to people on the streets and heard
the way they expressed their feelings about
Israel, we understood they had a deeper
connection to their home than most people
in other countries. What this connection
entailed was often hard to put into words,
but after hearing testimony after testimony of
life-changing events you knew they weren't
simply talking about Israel; they were talking
about their home.
Even though Joe and I didn't always know
what we were doing, our six-day extension
was one of the most influential trips I will
ever go on because of the Israelis' sincerity
and love for their homeland.
I can confidently say that adding a six-day
extension to my Taglit-Birthright Israel experi-
ence enhanced my knowledge and apprecia-
tion for my heritage that no other way could.
This trip allowed me to completely immerse
myself in the culture, the history and the pas-
sion that exist when living in Israel.
Only after my complete experience was
over could I truly understand what the people
of Israel live for. Being granted the chance
to experience this proud nation has been a
blessing that I won't soon forget. I'll see you
soon, Israel. @

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