Student of the Week – Ashley Amaltov
Hi, my name is Ashley Amaltov. I grew up in Fort Lee, NJ and attended a Jewish high school in Manhattan, NY. I decided to take a gap year after finally visiting Israel for the first time this past May. I instantly fell in love as my brother showed me all Israel has to offer […]
Student of the week – Joshua Carr
My name is Joshua Carr, I am 18 years old, from Manchester, England. I decided to take a gap year as I feel this is a great opportunity to grow as a person, learn how to become independent as well as take a year off between school and university. I also have a great passion […]
Student of the Week – Mati Davis
Hi, my name is Mati Davis. I am18 years old and have come to Israel from Los Angeles, CA. I decided to take a gap year because I feel that I need time to think about my future and connect with my family living in the land. I chose Aardvark because of its versatility and […]
Student of the Week Ellis Lewkowicz
Hi! My name is Ellis Lewkowicz. I am 19 years old and from Cleveland, Ohio. I have decided to take the Aardvark Israel Gap Year program for maturity, learning to be independent, learn more about the culture of Israel and also just to go to Israel! Currently, I am living in the neighborhood of Florentine […]
Student of the Week – Molly Cooke
My name is Molly Cooke and I am from Dallas,Texas. I decided to take a gap year with Aardvark because I felt like I needed time for personal growth before I head off to college. I want to use this year to find myself and hopefully figure out what I want to do with my […]
Student of the week – Reina Salky
Student of the week – Reina Salky Hi! My name is Reina Salky and I am from a beautiful town in Colorado called Steamboat Springs. I chose to embark on my journey to Israel after my cousin Eli, an Aardvark alumni, came back and shared all of his incredible experiences with me. Before I came […]
Student of the Week – Jonah Dafilou
“My Year in Israel” To LiveThe other day I was walking down Florentine and I couldn’t help but feel a gut pain. As I walked by the graffiti I’ve come to know every detail of and pass familiar shop owners, I saw the last 5 months flash before my eyes as I suppressed the nagging […]
Student of the Week – Adam Acker
My name is Adam Acker, and I come from a small town called Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Before going into detail, I want to acknowledge my parents for allowing me take part in an amazing program, and live thousands of miles away from home for nine months. Oh, and of course, thanks mom and dad for the […]
Student of the week – Anna Kalik
Hi! I’m Anna Kalik and I’m from Charleston, South Carolina. Two summers ago I spent a month in Israel on a summer tour with my youth group. As expected, fell in love with the places I visited and the sense of commonality and community. However, I was here during an extremely tense time, Operation Protective […]
Student of the week – Temima Mayer
My name is Temima Mayer and I am from Johannesburg, South Africa. A gap year has always been something I have wanted to do because I wanted to break out of my bubble at home and go out and experience the world in a way I don’t think I’ll be able to do again in […]