Siyur to Kibbutz Quetura!

For our siyur this past Thursday, we went to visit Kibbutz Quetura which is a kibbutz that is about half and hour from Eilat and was founded by a bunch of yearcoursers who wanted to make Aliyah about forty years ago. Pretty cool!
Before we got to the kibbutz we made a pitstop at some random place that had a bunch of animals (no one knew where we were) and my friend Hannah and I rode a camel for 10 shek!!

We started our tour with an introduction of the kibbutz and how it actually works. This was my first time on a kibbutz so I was very interested. Although I knew some information previously, I was eager to learn more. A kibbutz is basically a socialist community where everyone is equal. No matter what job you have and what income you make, all of the money goes to the kibbutz and comes back to each member in equal amounts. Every house is the same and the size only depends on the size of the family. No one is allowed to own a car. The kibbutz has about ten cars and you can sign up for one whenever you need it. Also in order to be a member of the kibbutz, you have to apply and then visit twice just to be considered. After that there is a two year absorption process and then after that the person is officially a member. These are just a few basic guidelines of a kibbutz. The idea seems cool but I don't think I could ever permanently live there. I think that Capitalism is the way to go.

Our first stop on the tour was to the solar field of the kibbutz. The field is about 20 acres and in the next four years they are expecting to multiply this number by 8! They sell power to the national electric company of Israel and this is a very nice profit for the kibbutz.

Next we went to the cows! They have so many cows I couldn't even deal with it. There were normal cows, pregnant cows and baby cows!!! AWWWWW. Each cow needs to be milked about 3 times a day....

After the cows we went to the laundry station. Ever kibbutz member has a colored and numbered tag for all of their clothes. They separate the clothes into different chutes and then pick it up when it's ready.

After that we went to the dining room and ate there. To be honest it just felt a lot like camp!

Our last stop before we went to Eilat was a visit to these beautiful sand dunes! We were literally in the middle of the desert, there was no one around and we were all just frolicking and playing in the sand like two year olds. The sky was so beautiful and all of a sudden it started raining and there was a rainbow! So pretty!