Correspondente do TFLA diretamente de Israel

* by Marilyn (Fernanda)

Hi everyone! Studying English made it possible for me to go to the other side of the world (literally) and get to know an ancient culture.

Last month I went to Israel, and it was an awesome experience! Hebrew is the native language there, but I could do great speaking English, as most Israelis can speak the language fluently! I was amazed by the modernity, high quality of life and, believe it or not, security they have there! It is not like some of us think it is. The media really doesn´t show the amazing things, monuments and culture they have. They hardly have violence and crimes on the streets (most Israelis don´t have garage in their buildings! The cars are on the streets all the time!), the population feels safe, as they can go around calmly (no matter if it is during the day or night). I stayed in Haifa, a beautiful city on the coast, where people from different cultures live peacefully on the same land. The food there is very healthy, and somehow similar to the Brazilian one, except for falafel, humus, sharwarma, madburra...

I visited the Dead Sea (you can´t swim there very well, as you float all the time), the water is really salty and oily, and they say it is great for the skin! I also covered myself with the Dead Sea mud, which is said to be a healing product.

In the south of Israel, you can see wild camels going around! In Jerusalem, I visited the Holly Wall and I went to the Sepulture Church (the church that was built where Jesus was crucified). You can see and touch the actual piece of stone where they cleaned Jesus’ body after His death, and a model of the cave where they put His body after that!

In Jerusalem they have a very impressive museum about the Holocaust, and I’m sure no one can enter that place and leave it without being touched by what they see! There are real reports of people who went through that hard time, and they have a very nice initiative to collect information about every single Jewish killed during that time, so someday they will be remembered as more than simple numbers in concentration camps.

I hope to go back there one day, because I am sure there is still a lot more to be seen!