Jeremy:
We went to see an artist who was in a small village [Moshav Yated] near the border of Egypt and Gaza. He told us about all the different missiles that are shot toward them and how the alarm is only 10-15 seconds before the missile hits. He told us how he got inspired by the metal fragments of the missiles to become a blacksmith and now he makes beautiful metal sculptures. He explained that becoming a blacksmith and creating art in this way was a type of peaceful "revenge" against those who had fired the missiles, by turning them from something violent into something beautiful. He has made them for many audiences, even the White House, and continues to make the sculptures in the hope that eventually the bombings will stop. 
Josh:
Today we went to a farm called The Salad Trail. It was located about 7 kilometers away from the Egyptian border, not far from the area where Gaza is located. On the trail, we started off by having a friendly competition between the boys and the girls to see who could navigate through a maze the fastest. Unfortunately, the boys lost, but it was ok because after that we went into the greenhouse where all of the tomatoes were being grown. We learned that Israel invented the cherry tomato and we also learned about various types of tomatoes like the chocolate tomato, zebra tomato, and blonde tomato. Then, we were given the freedom to walk around the greenhouse, pick the tomatoes of our choice, and eat them right there and then. The reason we were able to do that is because Israel doesn't use pesticides on their crops. Then, we went into the strawberry greenhouse and saw that they hang their strawberries from baskets instead of planting them directly into the ground. Finally, the farmer told us about homing pigeons, and gave 10 people a pigeon to hold and eventually set free. It was very interesting to see how different Israel is from America and I would definitely recommend going there when you get the chance.
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