The second week of Sar El was much different from the first. It rained a lot all week so we didn't go to the outpost too much. We mostly worked in the kitchen. Washing dishes and cutting thousands of tomatoes and cucmbers isn't too exciting but since we were all there doing it together, the time passed pretty quickly.
The third week was back to beautiful weather, so back to the outpost. We finished with the sand and rocks, and then put up camoflouge nets and these like reflective screens. After the week inside it was really nice to see and feel the sun again. And after the week in the kitchen together we were also much closer as a group.
One other, kind of important, thing about Sar El was the evening activities. Everyone night we did somthing. Either it was just for fun to get to know each other and play around or it was informative, like about history or about the IDF, or it was about "issues" relevant to Israel now, like Gilad Shalit or the image of Israel in the media. Most nights it was pretty interesting, especially because everyone in our group came from such different backgrounds that people had ideas that you had never heard of, or thought of, before. The last night we finished up with a Purim party and scavenger hunt. By then everyone was comfortable being stupid/silly so it was a lot of fun.
Overall, it was a good experience. Met cool people, did some different stuff, saw more of Israel.
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