Program Itinerary

Hey guys!

Thanks for following. I'll be keeping a blog while overseas so I can share everything I see and do. I'll also carry a netbook at all times, so be ready to Skype and Google Video (or GPC)! My flight leaves Feb 1st and I'll be shutting my iPhone off then... Dun dun dunnnnn.

I'm still finalizing my internship, but I'll prob be living in Tel Aviv :) It has a beautiful coast on the Mediterranean Sea and is similar to a lot of western cities.

Below is the program's itinerary (super detailed for the first few weeks). And the boring info is at CareerIsrael.com and http://careerisrael.com/career_infopack.pdf.
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*Track 1: Orientation and Ulpan
Wednesday, February 3
Arrival
Dinner
Group session
Overnight
Thursday, February 4
Morning: Meet career-Israel staff
Group discussions: regulations and security instructions
Afternoon: Lunch Downtown
Free time for personal errands
Personal meeting with placement coordinators
Opening ceremony+ festive dinner
Overnight
Friday, February 5th
8:30: Breakfast
9:30: Hebrew level exam
10:30: Nachla’ot and Machane Yehuda tour- “Jerusalem preparing for
Shabbat”
Free time in the market
Rest and prepare for Shabbat
Group Kabbalat Shabbat
Dinner
Group activities
Overnight
Saturday, February 6th
Coffee, Tea and cake in morning
Morning: group activity
Lunch at Hostel
Afternoon: group activity
Dinner at Hostel, Havdala
Room Lottery
Optional Kotel Tunnels OR Israeli movie night at the Hostel
Overnight
Sunday, February 7th
Breakfast
Morning Lecture and Tour
Transfer to Tel Aviv and check in
Overnight in Tel Aviv
Monday, February 8th- 12th (including Friday)
9:30-14:40: Ulpan
TA with Madrichot (Optional)
Afternoons:
• Lecture “Israeli Politics”
• Meet with Ethiopian Students OR Darfurian Refugees panel - tour and
lecture
• Lecture- Arab Israelis
Sunday, February 14th -17th (no studies on Thursday or Friday)
9:30-14:40: Ulpan
Afternoons:
• Volunteering options
• Optional "Israeli Cinema workshop"
• Tour options in Tel Aviv with madrichim
Thursday, February 18th- Saturday, February 20th
Negev Trip
Overnight in Sde Boker Field School
Sunday, February 21st-Thrusday, February 25th (No Friday)
9:30-14:40: Ulpan
Afternoons:
• Hi Tech in Israel and NGOs
• Preparation for internships with staff
• Purim Lecture
Sunday, February 28th
Purim Party
Monday, March 1st- Tuesday, March 2nd
9:30-14:40: Ulpan
Afternoons:
• Workshop- Israeli work environment
• Transfer to Jerusalem for Jerusalem Interns

*Track 2: Internships
March
3: Begin Internships
11: MASA Event
18: Seminar Day "Religion and the State”
19-20 Shabbaton: "Periphery and Community Weekend in Dimona”
March 29- April 5: Passover Vacation
April
8: Optional afternoon tour of the new Yad Vashem Museum
15: Remembrance and Celebration in Israeli Society Seminar
18: Yom Hazikaron ceremony (optional MASA)
23-24: Aliya weekend (optional MASA)
April 30-May 1: Dialogue Seminar with Israeli Students in Ein Gedi
May
7-8: Dialogue Seminar with Israeli Students in Ein Gedi
13: Tour of Haifa
18-19: Shavuot
26-29:North Tour
Overnight in Tel Hai Hostel
June
10: “Disengagement from Gaza and Sderot” Seminar Day
22-23: Ending Seminar
Overnight in Shefayim
28: Program Ends