Student of the Week – Benji Kabillo
I decided to go on a gap year while sitting at home in mid 2021, watching yet another online lecture on zoom. I knew that I needed a change after staring at the same 4 walls for almost 2 years straight and that I wanted to explore my connection to Judaism and Israel, having attended […]
Student of the Week – Thomas Phelps
I chose to go on a gap year with Aardvark Israel because of the balance that is provided – on one hand, I wanted an educational, fulfilling gap year where I could work hard and improve upon myself, and on the other hand, I wanted to have fun and tour what Israel has to offer. […]
Student of the Week – Jillian Lesson
I chose to go on a gap year because I wanted a break from school in order to learn about myself and others, experience new things, and explore Israel. Especially with the ending of High School and being in the midst of covid, I felt the need to take time off in order to recharge. […]
Student of the Week – Alison Rose Lazarus
I wanted to explore my Judaism before I went to college, and I wanted to do it in Israel. I couldn’t go on my summer Israel trip with my camp (because of COVID) and I knew I wanted to come here before I went to college. I picked Aardvark Israel because it allows me to […]
Student of the Week – Carlos Feder
I chose to do a gap year because I wanted to see and understand other ways of living, expanding my knowledge while making me comfortable when going out of my comfort zone. I chose Aardvark Isreal because it looked like the program that suited me most out of the Masa ones. It has enough free […]
Student of the Week – Luana Tobal
Having spent my whole childhood in the same city in Argentina and the last two years in a pandemic context, I decided it was time for a change. One thing that has always appealed to me was broadening my horizons, involving traveling abroad and experiencing other cultures. By choosing to go on a gap year […]
Student of the Week – Josh Smith
I chose to come on a gap year because after a couple of intense years of school combined with Covid, I decided I wanted to take a break and do something a little different. I wanted to come to Israel because as an important and complicated part of my Jewish identity, I felt it was […]
Student of the Week – Julian Frucht
When I first thought about taking a gap year, it was mainly because of the fear I had that college would be altered by Covid, so I wouldn’t get your normal “freshman experience”. What ultimately led me to take a gap year was coming to the realization that this was going to be one of […]
Student of the Week – Samuel Spizzichino
I’ve lived in Rome all my life, and growing up I realized that the bubble I was living in was too small to achieve my goals. So I decided to take a gap year to experience a new culture, away from home, and meet people with different ideas than mine.I was hours and hours in […]
Student of the Week – Lila Goldstein
I chose to take a gap year because I was burnt out from high school. Especially after COVID hit, it was hard to be motivated and get excited about being in a rigorous classroom again so soon after graduating. Aardvark Israel was the perfect gap year program because it gives me an opportunity to grow […]