Mon 7. Feb

After breakfast we raise the flag with soldiers and you need to have a hat on your head. I can not believe how some people have the nerve show up late to the flag raising. Think it is very disrespectful towards the soldiers, other volunteers and flag raising ceremony itself.

After flag raise we have morning briefing next to our barracks. Short review of news and daily schedule. Division of labour took a long time. Again waste of time, could be avoided with little effort and strict orders. It was late Monday morning and we still have done any work. Oh well, what ever. It is Israeli time... No rush, take your time.

At last we got in to work. I was packing small medical kits for combat flyers. After lunch I was packing big medical bags with every possible medical things in them, surgery stuff and heavy drugs. Because of the drugs we seal the bags immediately. Everything is double checked and has to be counted at least twice. No room for mistakes!

Whoa, it is hailing!

Our room:

It was raining so hard there was pool in front of our room.


Evening program did teach us the difference between average American and Israeli life cycle.

We talked about how young Israelis get drafted to the army, how are the long and difficult tests and who will be placed where and who do not go to army at all and civil service.

Also madrichot told us history and beginning of IDF and what does different colors of berets mean.
I dont sleep so well anymore, my bed makes horrible squeaking sound every time I move. My mates snore and phones ring in the middle of the night. Sigh.