When I first arrived in Akko on Sunday, March 9, to begin my Israel Experience portion of Year Course, I only had a vague idea of what I was getting myself into. I knew I was doing Dakar, the navy program. I knew I was staying at a boarding school for kids who wanted to be navy cadets, or at least learn about the navy. I knew it involved sailing and the water. I knew there were rules. But that was pretty much it!