I feel like we went all over today. We started off the morning with a social media advocacy session. So eye opening. It was given by Itzik Yarkoni the CEO of The Brand of Milk and Honey.
We went to Holon later to visit Save a Child's Heart. I actually raised money for this organization when I ran the Jerusalem Half Marathon last year. They're a non-profit organization that provides pediatric heart surgery for children from developing countries. They take anyone despite their race, religion, and financial background. This is the epitome of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world.
So while we were watching a presentation about all of the amazing things SACH does, there was a rocket drill complete with a siren. The children calmly went into the nearest bomb shelter and our group went up to the next one. The whole thing was about 2 minutes and then we continued on with our day. That's the Israeli life. You just move on. We went on with our afternoon playing ball with the children who were pre and post surgery. They all seemed pretty chill and I'm sure they're so appreciative of the help they're receiving.
We drove down to Jaffa for a great Segway tour. We went down the whole port and stopped at strategic spots. One that stood out to me was a night club on the water that was destroyed in a suicide bombing killing the teenagers inside. It also happened to be the week of the anniversary from when it happened. Scary to think that there were times in our country when going out to party was dangerous. We have to be thankful that things are more calm today. During the tour we saw Jews and Muslims walking the streets. Bikinis and hijabs all together and freely enjoying the sun, beach, and Boardwalk. It was gay pride week and we saw the flags waving everywhere. Jaffa has so much diversity! So proud to belong to such a country.
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