gap year in israel

Student of the Week – Sabrina Zulman

Hi I’m Sabrina Zulman from Sydney, Australia currently living in Florentine as I experience the Aardvark Israel Spring Semester in Tel Aviv! I wanted to leave my home and say goodbye to the Australian beaches to live in my homeland, Israel, before I commence my Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts at the University […]

Student of the Week – Ben Wahba

Hi Varks! My name is Ben Wahba, I’m from Portland, Oregon and I’m living in Tel Aviv for the semester. I will be attending University of Oregon next year, Home of the Ducks! I heard about Aardvark Israel from my parents who found it on the internet and it seemed interesting. From the one conversation […]

Student of the Week – Ben Newman

My name is Ben Newman and I am from Philadelphia in the United States. When I began my gap year, I was planning to spend only a semester in Israel and then I would choose a different program somewhere else for my second semester. Pretty soon though, I fell in love with Israel and I […]

Student of the Week – Hannah Gottlieb

My name is Hannah Gottlieb, I am from London, United Kingdom, and I am spending my semester in Tel Aviv. My plans for next year are a bit up in the air, but I really hope to be studying theatre in Italy in September! My decision to come on Aardvark was very impromptu and last […]

Alumni of the Month – Sarah Pomeranz

Hey Everyone! My name is Sarah Pomeranz, I am 22, originally from Boston and currently a senior at Rutgers University in New Jersey. At the age of 17, I made one of the smartest decisions of my life – I moved to Israel after high school for a year and became a member of Aardvark […]

Student of the Week – Uriel Barinboim

Hey, my name is Uriel Barinboim. I come from Cordoba, Argentina 🇦🇷. I am spending my Fall semester in Tel Aviv and I have no idea what or where I will study next year . I heard about Aardvark through a Masa talk we had at my school, and I chose to come on Aardvark […]

Student of the Week – Hannah Hepner

Hi, my name is Hannah Hepner and I am from just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. I am lucky enough to have been able to call the neighborhoods of both Florentin, Tel Aviv and Nachlaot, Jerusalem (both equally vibrant in their own ways) my home over the past seven months. Coming to Israel was not in […]

Student of the Week – Maya Laufer

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My name is Maya Laufer, I’m from Sao Paulo, Brazil and I’m spending this semester in Tel Aviv! Next year, I’m going to study at a university and be a Doctor in ArgentinaI heard about Aardvark Israel through an exchange fair where there was a lot of different options of programs I could go on […]

Student of the Week – Isaac Schapiro

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Hey everyone, My name is Isaac Schapiro and I am from Bellingham, a thriving city, about an hour and a half north of Seattle in the lovely state of Washington. I spent my first semester in Tel Aviv, and now I’m living in Jerusalem. I hope to attend IDC Herzliya next year and major in […]

Alumni of the Month – Jordan Greene

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Hello everyone! My name is Jordan and I am from San Francisco, California. Last semester (Aardvark 2018) I was a student on Aardvark Tel Aviv, where I fell in love Israel, interned at an amazing start-up company, and created a network of lifelong friends. Sitting here now I can truly say that my experience on […]