Hi, my name is Leena Demers and I was born and raised in New York City! I’ve spent my spring and summer semesters in Florentine, Tel Aviv. In the fall, I will be in Montreal where I will be attending McGill University and majoring in Art History. Funny story, this ...

Hi, my name is Alexa Narunsky and I am from Sydney, Australia. During Aardvark’s spring semester, I was lucky enough to live in Florentine, Tel Aviv and now, in the new summer semester, I am able to stay another 2 and a half months! In February 2021, I will attend ...

Hi my name is Asher Grynberg, and I’ve left Sydney, Australia to spend a semester (or two now) in Tel Aviv. In Sydney, there is a large Jewish community; going to a Jewish school while growing up, I had many friends who were going on a gap year and I ...

Hi, my name is Sarah Sharwood and I’m from Sydney, Australia. I’m nearing the end of my Spring Semester in Tel Aviv, however, I’m not too sad yet as I will be partaking in the summer semester add-on. Next year in March, I’ll be attending the University of Technology Sydney ...

Hi I’m Sabrina Zulman from Sydney, Australia currently living in Florentine as I experience the Aardvark Israel Spring Semester in Tel Aviv! I wanted to leave my home and say goodbye to the Australian beaches to live in my homeland, Israel, before I commence my Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor ...

Hi Varks! My name is Ben Wahba, I’m from Portland, Oregon and I’m living in Tel Aviv for the semester. I will be attending University of Oregon next year, Home of the Ducks! I heard about Aardvark Israel from my parents who found it on the internet and it seemed ...

My name is Ben Newman and I am from Philadelphia in the United States. When I began my gap year, I was planning to spend only a semester in Israel and then I would choose a different program somewhere else for my second semester. Pretty soon though, I fell in ...

My name is Hannah Gottlieb, I am from London, United Kingdom, and I am spending my semester in Tel Aviv. My plans for next year are a bit up in the air, but I really hope to be studying theatre in Italy in September! My decision to come on Aardvark ...

Hey, my name is Uriel Barinboim. I come from Cordoba, Argentina 🇦🇷. I am spending my Fall semester in Tel Aviv and I have no idea what or where I will study next year . I heard about Aardvark through a Masa talk we had at my school, and I ...

Hi, my name is Hannah Hepner and I am from just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. I am lucky enough to have been able to call the neighborhoods of both Florentin, Tel Aviv and Nachlaot, Jerusalem (both equally vibrant in their own ways) my home over the past seven months. Coming ...

My name is Maya Laufer, I’m from Sao Paulo, Brazil and I’m spending this semester in Tel Aviv! Next year, I’m going to study at a university and be a Doctor in ArgentinaI heard about Aardvark Israel through an exchange fair where there was a lot of different options of ...

Hey everyone, My name is Isaac Schapiro and I am from Bellingham, a thriving city, about an hour and a half north of Seattle in the lovely state of Washington. I spent my first semester in Tel Aviv, and now I’m living in Jerusalem. I hope to attend IDC Herzliya ...

My name is Eytan Fainman and I am from Johannesburg South Africa! For most of my life, I have had a desire to one day reside and work in Israel. However, how and when I was going to achieve my longing desire was always unknown. Choosing to spend my spring ...

Hi, my name is Shelly Alkaslasi and I am from Los Angeles! I am spending my gap semester in Florentin and I couldn’t be happier with my decision. When I return home, I plan to transfer to a UC campus, study Microbiology, and then get my Bachelors of Science in ...

My name is Benji Abrahams, I’m from Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦 and I am spending the semester in Tel Aviv! Afterwards, I am planning to study Performance Arts at Wits University in Johannesburg. I heard about Aardvark Israel from close friends and people that have already been on the program ...

Hi, my name is Elizabeth Doty, but everyone calls me “Shea”. I am from Dallas, Texas, and I am currently living in Tel Aviv, embarking on my second semester of Aardvark Israel. I never could have predicted how impactful these past five months were going to be on me when ...

Hi everyone! My name is Leah Matthys and I’m from Arroyo Grande, California, a small town on California’s beautiful central coast. I’m currently in my second semester of Aardvark and living in Tel Aviv. Next year I will be going to a small school named Minerva, where I will spend ...