my first security (bomb?) drill

the national security administration or something issued an announcement that yesterday at 11 am, there was going to be a security drill. okay, so i guess the tension between israel and iran are heating up. being from california, i had my share of drills: earthquake, fire, crazy guy in the hall, etc. this was different. i was at school in the library reading and the librarian came over to me to say that at 11, i had to evacuate the area to the auditorium. so at 11, the siren rang and everyone was making their way to the auditorium. this was unlike any other drill because everything was calm and orderly. the auditorium was not big enough to hold all the students in the school so many were standing just outside the doors. and a lot of people were using this time as a photo op and took many pictures. interesting. i heard that while people inside buildings headed toward the nearest shelter, those on the streets just went about as usual. many didn't even realize that it was a security drill. this drill, named turning point 3 (was i not aware of turning points 1 & 2?), is based on a presumption of a missile and rocket attack from all sides, with large-scale terror attacks from within the country itself. this scenario is not fictional, according to deputy defense minister matan vilan'i. somewhat related but not, israel was ranked 141 on the global peace index. i'm beginning to feel sorry for israel as it is surrounded by countries who want to annihilate it.

the rest of the day was rather uneventful. had my first photo crit in documentary photo. was told my photos were very snapshot like and that i needed to hire a tour guide to take me around places so i can get direction.

that is all.