Student of the Week – Dalia Kornmehl
My name is Dalia, I am Dutch and American, as I was born in New York City where I lived until I was four. When my family moved back to Amsterdam I went to school there, most recently at Maimonides high school. I heard of Aardvark from some close friends who went to previous semesters. […]
Student of the Week – Adam Halstuch
My name is Adam Halstuch, I’m from Bogotá, Colombia and I studied at Colegio Colombo Hebreo. I decided to come to Aardvark Israel because I wanted to have an internship in Israel and at the same time be able to travel around and meet people from all over the world. My internship is at BasisTech, […]
Student of the Week – Julia Shadmon
My name is Julia Shadmon, I’m from South Pasadena, California and I went to South Pasadena High School. My dad had found out about Aardvark through a friend who had done the program, and mentioned it to me as an alternative pathway. I liked the idea of taking a year off before college to meet […]
Student of the Week – Esther Michaela Nahmany
My name is Esther Michaela Nahmany. I am French and English but I was born and raised in Geneva, Switzerland. I went to school at Ecole Moser. I decided to go on a gap year because I didn’t want to go to university at 17 years old, having finished school two years earlier than the […]
Finding my independence – Nicky Helfgott
My name is Nicky Helfgott, I am from London and I went to University College London. I have been doing Aardvark Tech Track for the last three months. I decided to do the programme in order to meet new people, broaden my horizons and develop my coding skills in the start-up nation. I have learnt […]
Student of the Week – Eve Babai
“My name is Eve Babai, I’m from London and I went to Highgate School. I chose to go on a gap year as I wasn’t ready to go to straight into work yet. I heard of Aardvark Israel from some friends that did it a previous semester, they said they really enjoyed their time in […]
Your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – Benji Miller
My name is Benji Miller, and I’ve been on Aardvark Israel for nearly 3 months. Along with learning Hebrew in Ulpan, I’ve been interning at a music tech startup, ‘MyPart’ where I help with marketing, allowing me to combine my interests in music and economics. All the tiyuls (trips) have been great, especially the overnight […]
High-tech with an aura – Sylvie Green
My name is Sylvie Green, I am from London, and I went to JFS. I’m now living in Jerusalem but soon moving to Tel Aviv with Aardvark. I always felt that I should have a strong connection with Israel given that my dad’s family is from there and that my grandfather’s uncle was David Ben […]
About Inclusiveness and independence – Isabella Kindler
My name is Isabella Kindler, I’m from London and I’m 19 years old. I’m currently on Aardvark Israel, a program that allows you to grow more independence as well as embrace Israeli and Jewish culture, whilst also learning new skills at our chosen internships. It’s split into 2 semesters – 4 months each – but […]
About Tech and Travels – David Blitz
“My name is David Blitz, I am from London, and I went to Immanuel College. Currently, I am on the Aardvark Israel Tech Track programme. (wmpg.org) For me, the main reason I did the programme was that I was able to spend time in Israel learning a new skill, coding alongside learning more about my […]