Bus 753 played an ice breaker game today with our new soldiers. We were each supposed to introduce ourselves, give two first name initial alliteration adjectives, and then tell the group something interesting and unique about ourselves. For example, Josh said, "I'm Jolly Josh, and I think I'm Mexican, but really not."
Shira Fraint, our model-celebrity soldier, said, "I'm Shira and I'm sexy," which received nods from Sol and Bennett.
Aron, another of our soldiers, had the following to say: "Hello, I'm Aron, and I once killed a man." How should we respond to that? Do we applaud or do we cry?
Later, somewhere near the Golan heights, Roni, Mr. eruditeTour Guide, emphasized his understanding of Israel's very "western" nature, its progressive education style, and its very "western" liberalist social tradition. But how can that be absorbed into a region deeply-seated in muslim traditionalism? Finally, he wrapped up his views on the fundamental challenge of the Arab-Israeli conflict: "It's not a problem of changing geography or diplomacy. It's a problem of education. It's a problem of changing mentalities."
Clearly, that's the hardest thing a person can do.
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