From a very young age, I had always a longing to travel and see other parts of the world. After leaving school and working for a while, to raise some cash it was time, fly the nest and start my new adventure. I had heard about the kibbutz from a friend and decided, it a great place would, to my travel trip.
I had exactly what was involved in and how fast I could login to London down where their was headquarters to find out. I had presented a very long time interviewing process, but to my surprise I was sat in a room to watch a video about the kibbutz way of life and then back to the Office directed and was quiet asked, when you want to go. I was anxious to leave as soon as possible and was after all necessary papers Finally I wanted to begin my adventure.
Flight over position to a place that I had was too anxious, when I was traveling with a group of people I had never, taken, never, not really know what to expect. We arrived late and were all loaded on a mini bus took us to our Kibbutz, about was, one hour's drive from Tel Aviv. It was dark as we arrived there were to be seen no views, and the drive from the airport was the scariest trip I had ever seen. Thank God could not I see drive includes in Israel allows to blind corners and going top speed which will be on your way no matter. Needless to say, it was a relief to arrive finally safely.
Grab our bags was heruntergenommen one each of their rooms on the voluntary blocks and told a meeting in the dining room for a late-night snack before bed. It had a long day and we were all ready for a night's sleep, curious to see what tomorrow would bring.
Kibbutz life is living together in a community that all work together to maintain community of people. There are many different Kibbutz in Israel, each with their own way of doing things but fundamentally these communities are all the same. Our Kibbutz had produced chickens, eggs with free range five massive chicken houses have been imported into other places in Europe. It also owned land which produce food not only for the kibbutz also sell managed, but the most important source of income was a factory that produced water heaters. All these orders were the people in the community depends on their age and associated with. As voluntary, we have been in return for our work in and free food and accommodation.
My first job was in the kitchen as a dishwasher and working server and although it was an early start I really enjoyed it. The indigenous were friendly enough, but getting a little guarded and I soon realized why how many travelers would come and go and people do not want, to make strong bonds, which they knew would be broken as quickly. Had been in the kitchen for a month I moved to chicken houses to collect and prepare the eggs. This was the work that I stayed for the rest of my stay and absolutely loved it, we had a large group of people, all along, and after each collection we get, which are always in an egg fight ended got.
At night we all gave up it a communal space where the daily activities and tell stories with each other would collect about our own lives and experiences. There were people from all over the world who for what ever reason worked at the kibbutz then moved to their next destination. My plan was to remain for a year here decide where I wanted to but unfortunately my timing wasn't big next.
I came in August 1990, and while there were political problems that would soon result in the Gulf war this time. From January the war had started and everyone on the kibbutz given gas masks and what to do and where you go, when an air strike imminent informed had been. I remember that fear, but will at the same time excited, all news reports showed attacks on the capital cities and how we some were far away, seemed a it much safer here than you might think. The sirens would go off and everyone would have to be confined in a closed room until the all clear was given.
In retrospect, I have no remorse and some great stories for my future grandchildren but have at that time there was a time, scary, and I made the decision to leave before my year was increased. I had the best time and met many amazing, interesting and sometimes a little crazy characters and went to travel those I could only dream about many different places in the world, the experience.
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