Ending

Last Thursday marked the end of the 2008 MEET Summer Program. It's exceedingly difficult to realize that the sumer is already finished. The Year 2 students finished the summer with 4 stellar project presentations. Quite frankly, I was WOW-ed by how much they had accomplished and how well they presented. (This bit about us being WOW-ed was actually part of their goal, and they met that challenge excellently.)

On Friday, the instructors joined the students on a trip to Tel Aviv, where we hung out on the beach for a few hours. The instructors then returned and began the slow, arduous process of doing feedback surveys, completing interviews, and compiling all of the curriculum material, as process which lasted through Saturday into today.

Today marked the real end - the graduation ceremony for the Year 3 students. It was impressive the see the students' maturity as they introduced each other, reminisced on their time in MEET, and accepted their certificates. Thus followed a period of hugging and photo-taking as students and instructors said their goodbyes.

Expect some backdated entries later with more detail, but at the moment it's 1AM. We're leaving shortly to drive a few hours to get to Masada and watch the sunrise. We'll then spend a few days in Eilat, which will be a much-needed relaxing vacation. I fly back to Boston on Thursday.

This has, by far, been the best summer of my life.