We began our days here kayaking and rowing and have finally advanced to learning the intricacies and theories behind sailing! Our biggest trips will be sailing to Haifa and Herziliyah, two nearby port cities.

This boarding-school teaches high-schoolers not only the courses necessary to graduate high school, but also the art of sailing. After speaking to many of them, I discovered they have mixed plans regarding their future. Students in this naval-academy are not required to join the navy after graduation, when they begin their 2 or 3 years of mandatory army-service, but it definitely helps, they told me. Others have no interest in joining the navy for their army-service and came here as an opportunity to gain a good high-school education while learning about sailing and about the Israeli navy.

I am loving this unique experience and find myself eager to return even before the weekend is over.