After our connecting flights, and a very turbulent flight we arrived in Oklahoma. We were greated by a complete whiteout and temperatures that were 10* but felt like -9*.
Once we arrived where we are staying, we were able to settle in, meet others (we are with a group of students from Temple University), and relax; aka eat snacks. About an hour and a half later, we got to know everyone in our group (about 20 of us -- more coming tomorrow) and had a (pre-Oscars) pizza party. We were briefed on trip info and were told some Oklahoma information: 2000-3000 homes were destroyed in the tornado, 24 killed...7 students killed in an elementary school... Later this week we will get to see some of the sites where damage occurred and hear the stories of community individuals.
Bananagrams, snacks, rounds of Jewish geography and more, this week is off to an exciting start! Due to the weather they are changing our itinerary so we don't get frostbite on the first day of "spring break." (The University of Oklahoma is even closed on Monday!) Hopefully the snow/ice will let up a bit so we can start rebuilding the house(s). Tomorrow we will be hearing more about our time in Oklahoma and the work we will be doing.
I'm looking forward to a powerful week!
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