As we ventured into the Arab side of East Jerusalem, a few of us wondered what we were doing there. Turns out, when the Muslims were building a new entrance to the temple mount, they dumped all the soil they removed onto the site where the bus finally stopped. This soil was filled with ancient artifacts from the first and second temples, so the Jewish Israelis took it upon themselves to sift through all the soil in order to find as much a possible from the times of the temples. And we were there to help! After getting a short crash course in archeology, we sifted through buckets upon buckets of soil. We found ancient tiles and pieces of pottery and one group even found an old Roman coin! This excavation was such a cool experience. Afterwards, we departed Jerusalem and headed down south to the Negev. Upon arrival at the Bedouin village, we got a first class camel ride around the Negev. Then, we were taken to where we would be sleeping that night: a bedouin tent! After settling in, we gathered for tea and a demonstration from one of the bedouins. He played a harp-looking instrument and made drum beats with a coffee grinder. Then, we had a lavish bedouin-style dinner with laffa, chicken, rice, potatoes, hummus, and Israeli salad. After dinner, we gathered for an inspirational talk by Rabbi Lashak about the mazalim and then proceeded to hike into the dark dessert. Our tour guide Gidi showed us how to identify different constellations such as the big dipper and Orions belt. He also showed us a few ways how to locate the north star. Now if we ever got lost in the desert, we would know how to find our way back. Finally, we went back to the Bedouin tents for the most exciting experience of the night: bedtime.