gap year in israel

Student of the Week – Isaac Cremer

Isaac cremer

Shalom, my name is Isaac Cremer, I’m from Sydney Australia, and I’ve been granted the amazing opportunity of being part of Aardvark Spring Semester 2019. I went to the school Moriah College back in Sydney, and came to Israel as part of my gap year before university. I’m now living in Florentine Tel-Aviv for 5 […]

Student of the Week – Jordi Sachs

My name is Jordi; I was born in Sydney Australia, and for the past 12 years, my South African parents have raised me in a tiny town in Switzerland. Growing up, I attend an international school; I can say with confidence that I’m pretty well-rounded, well-travelled, and have experienced lots of opportunities in my life, […]

Student of the week – Talia Szekely

Hi, my name is Talia Szekely, and I’m currently a student on Aardvark. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, I am lucky enough to be living in the vibrant neighbourhood of Florentine in Tel Aviv. It wasn’t until after a program in Israel during high school that I considered spending part of my gap year in Israel […]

Student of the week – Annabel Bendavid

G’day everyone! My name is Annabel Bendavid, and as you all can probably guess by that greeting, I am from Australia, Sydney to be specific. After being brought up surrounded by a vibrant Jewish community and attending Jewish Day school my whole life, it was basically assumed that I would take a gap year in […]

Alumni of the month – Gina Saben

Gina saben

Hi everyone! I’m Gina and I’m from Melbourne, Australia. I went on Aardvark in 2015 for the Spring semester and it was probably the best time of my life. I found out about the program almost by accident when I happened to notice the Aardvark stall at a Jewish gap year program expo. I was […]

Student of the Week – Ricky Studencki

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G’day, my name is Ricky Studencki, I’m 19 years old and I come from Sydney, Australia. I decided to take a gap year because I wanted to travel and meet people from different countries instead of rushing into university. Aardvark Israel was more appealing than other programs because it offers internships in start-ups, opportunities to […]

Student of the Week – Alex Maybloom

Gap year in israel - aardvarkisrael

Hi! My name is Alex Maybloom, I’m 19 years old from Melbourne, Australia. I decided to take a gap year with Aardvark in order to experience the fun side of life after an exhausting final year of school as well as to become a more independent person. After much consideration, I decided to live in […]

Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv January 14, 2017

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Tel Aviv January 14, 2017 Shalom Parents! The students are about to finish their first week on Aardvark. We have had such a busy schedule this week that the students said that each day felt like an entire week! The first day began at 7:00am when we welcomed the first students to arrive at the […]