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Last week, the Youth Organization for Israel held an event and invited a man living in the so called West Bank in Israel. He educated the group about the current situation in the country and told many inspiring and frightening stories about what citizens in that area go through on a day to day basis. As conflicts in that part of the world continue, it is really important to stay informed about what is happening and to constantly be trying to find a solution that everyone can live with.

Organization for the Youth of Israel

Argentine soccer is some of the most competitive soccer there is in the world. Considering the fact that some cities in Argentina have more than one soccer team, rivalries get pretty intense. There are rivalries in Argentina known all around the world such as, Boca Juniors vs. River Plate, two teams fighting for Buenos Aires. No other rivalry matches the rivalry between Newell’s Old Boys and Rosario Central, these two teams have a rivalry so serious that fans aren’t considered fans, but as sufferers of a disease. A rivalry so great it determines on which side of the city you choose to live on. The streets of Rosario Santa Fe are covered in murals of each team some stretching more than half a block, these murals mark the teams territory. If you want to witness intense soccer in a really intense environment, a Central vs. N.O.B might be your best bet.

Wall in the streets of Rosario painted in the city’s soccer team’s color

Snowboarders flying high above New Zealand

“From the bottom, they look like butterflies” said a reporter last week. For many Olympic snowboarders, New Zealand is their home for the summer. Training for the Olympics takes a lot of work and training, thats why snowboarders spend their summer doing nothing but eating, sleeping, and boarding. The best of the best boarders come from all over the world to train at this one and only olympic sized half pipe open during the summer. We wish these crazy athletes luck in their upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics held in  Sochi, Russia.