It's crazy that another week has flown by.  I'm sorry for the delay in my posts but we've just been doing so much that I haven't really found the time.  The fast went really well for all that were fasting and even for those who weren't, it was a lovely day.  We drove into Queenstown for the traveling Anne Frank Exhibit at the museum there and then went on a light walk through a park right there.  We walked around the scenic Queenstown beach for a little and then went back on the buses to go back to camp and break our fasts. 

On Wednesday  we had a really relaxing day with horszeback riding along a gorfgeous mountainous view that New Zealand is great for.  Theses views are UNBELIEVABLE. I wish you guys could be here to see it for yourselves. (Don't worry, I will be posting pictures later).  Later on, some kids went swimming at the local gym's beautiful pool.  It was a really nice relaxing day. 

Thursday we went skiing at the Remarkables, a small but nonetheless beautiful mountain.  It could not have been a more perfect day for skiing.  People took their jackets off and we even had to remind everyone to put sunscreen on! ....a little taste of home for everyone :)  The mountain was a little rocky but the kids are professional skiiers by now so it was nothing they couldn't handle.

Friday was an exhilirating day.  We started off the morning with bungy  jumpingggg!!!  There are no words to describe the feeling of jumoping off a building...the pictures and videos i post later on today will just have to suffice. 


We brought in shabbos again together.  The theme for Friday night was Passion Play.  We gave each shiur group 6 index cards with different passions on each; for example: Jewish identity, keeping the mitzvot, being a good person.  We asked each of them to prioritize them..  It was so interesting and wonderful to hear the campers discuss and exchange their ideas and to see them really think about what's important to them.  We ended the night off with a short panel with our counselors portraying various Jewish figures and how their priorities manifested in the world.  We had Natan Sharansky, a guy who was imprisponed in a Siberian prison for nine years for his belief in a Jewish state, a fictionalo character Rachel Shwartz from Long Island who's main priority is raising a nice religious family.  At the end of the panel the kids voted for one of the five characters who'm they thought had the most passion. 

Shabbat day was nice and relaxing.  The weather was beautiful and sunny.  On motzei shabbat, the whole camp went ice skating  which was a great night activity! smile and laughter by all who knew how to skate, and even those who were falling all over the place because they didn't.  The kids came back to another night of scrumptious pancakes and then we called it a  night.

Yesterday was a strange day as a heavy snowstrom sommenced on the bus ride to trebbelkone mountain.  The roads were covered in thick snow and the conditions weren't safe to continue the drive.  Fun Fact: New Zealand doesn't use salt on their roads because it causes extreme rust on their cars.  So we had to turn around.  We spent some time playing in the snow in a park along the way.  A crazy snowball fight broke out in which the counselors somehow became the main targets....hmmm.  We all went to see the last installment of Hrry Potter to end off our day.  Definitely not as good as it could've been but it was sad to see it end.  Today we're going to attempt getting to a mountain for skiing.  From the looks of the weather right now, it doesn't look like we'll be making it to Trebblekone today :( but hopefully we'll be able to get to a ddifferent mountain. 

Hope all is well with you all! all is definitely well here :)

Again, I will be posting a whole slew of pictures later on today.  I apologize for the wait!

Shout out to Mrs. Weichsellbaum.  Tamar syas hi and that she really misses you! She will try to call you as soon as she gets the chance.  Also, to the paents of Yifat Pearlman: I am happy to announce that almost everyone has stopeed calling her yafit and she also says hello and miss you guys!

have a wonderful sunny day as we have a splendid snow day here in Queenstown.

Jenny