Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv January 26, 2017
Shalom Parents! After we dedicated an entire week to make sure everyone understands basic apartment maintenance, from cleaning to living together, we dedicated this week to something way more fun: Cooking! It is important to us that students have at least basic cooking skills by the time they finish our program. Why? because it is […]
Hidden Delights of the Machane Yehuda Market
While the Machane Yehuda Market for many years was the cheapest and most convenient place for locals to shop, in recent years it has maintained these qualities and grown to offer far more. Together with the stalls are a number of hidden gems that you should be sure to check out while in Jerusalem. For […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem January 15, 2017
Dear parents, It’s been an amazing week. We have had a great time meeting your kids. As you know, the students arrived throughout Monday and they started meeting each other and meeting the staff. For lunch, we went across the road to the local falafel shop, later on that day we had an activity, each […]
Safe and Sound – First Day at Aardvark Tel Aviv
Shalom Parents, We had a busy and interesting first day, here at Aardvark Tel Aviv! I just wanted to let you know that everyone has arrived safe and sound. (Except 3 students which we are still waiting for). After a good welcome dinner and a “get to know the group and staff” meeting at the […]
Final Weekly Letter First Semester 29.12.16
We just finished our final week of the semester here in Jersualem! Our week was full of cleaning, Hannukah celebration and saying goodbye to the Madrichim and students who were only staying for one semester. Sunday Morning, a few of our students, Celeste Williams, Keren Kaynan, Tess Bernstein went to volunteer at the Alin Children’s […]
Final Weekly update for Fall semester 2016
Shalom Parents! I cannot believe the semester is over…I feel like I just met the students yesterday. They were a little confused and very excited, and full of questions: “Why am I not alone in a bedroom?” “Where do I do my laundry?” “Why do I have to get up in the morning for volunteering?” […]
Habima Square – Tel Aviv’s Cultural Hotspur
Right at the heart of Tel Aviv you will find Kikar Habima (Habima Square), it is at the intersection of two of the city’s busiest streets, Dizengoff and Rothschild Boulevard, and offers a huge amount for visitors to explore. The square is somewhat of a cultural oasis set apart from the busy chaos and commercial […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv December 22, 2016
Shalom Parents! According to the Jewish calendar, from this Saturday, we are starting to count the “darkest” days of the year. Each time we light another candle to have more light in a longer night. This year for each candle we’ll light, a feeling of sadness will join the celebration there for it gets us […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem December 18, 2016
Dear Parents! Well, we had another full week at Aardvark! On Monday afternoon we went to the Marva Ceremony (Military Track) at the Western Wall. We saw Jake Walters and Jordie Wise receive their Diskit (Dog Tags). Everyone was really excited to see them in their IDF uniforms, standing in formation while the ceremony went […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv December 15, 2016
Shalom Parents! This week we decided to do some changes. 6 students have been chosen to replace the madrichim for 2 days. Wren Gilbert was one of them. She wrote to you all a summary of this week schedule:(I added some blue notes for her slang to keep the text authentic) ” Shaloooom Parents!! Coming at ya […]