Student of the Week – Mati Davis
Hi, my name is Mati Davis. I am18 years old and have come to Israel from Los Angeles, CA. I decided to take a gap year because I feel that I need time to think about my future and connect with my family living in the land. I chose Aardvark because of its versatility and […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem September 25, 2016
Dear Parents, Our week in review here in Jerusalem: In our apartment meetings, we discussed and processed the past 3 weeks and how they went for our students using the My Israel Journey workbook as a guideline. We explored the concepts of the comfort, challenge, and chaos zones by discussing the different experiences they have […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv September 23, 2016
Shalom Parents! Another great week ended. Your children have been here for almost a month! It is crazy how time flies so quickly… I think that we can definitely say that your children have found their comfortable zone here. On Monday evening, Lauren, our mental health consultant came to the moadon and talked with the […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv September 15, 2016
Shalom Parents! This is a unique time now in Israel. The summer is about to end (although it is still hot outside..). The fall is just around the corner. The energies around are changing. People here starting to plan the holidays (Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkot), preparing their houses for the holidays and guests, […]
Student of the Week – Molly Cooke
My name is Molly Cooke and I am from Dallas,Texas. I decided to take a gap year with Aardvark because I felt like I needed time for personal growth before I head off to college. I want to use this year to find myself and hopefully figure out what I want to do with my […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv September 8, 2016
Shalom Parents! As you probably understand from your children and the schedule, we are building a weekly routine after the intensive orientation we had here. The students are starting to understand the framework we created for them. When is the right time to go to the gym? How do I need to organize my time […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem September 8, 2016
As you probably understand from your children and the schedule, we are building a weekly routine after the intensive orientation we had here. The students are starting to understand the framework we created for them. When is the right time to go to the gym? How do I need to organize my time in order […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv Sept 1, 2016
Shalom Parents! The students are about to finish their first week on Aardvark!According to the students, every day felt like a whole week because of the busy schedule we had. We started the first day at 5:20 am at the airport to welcome the first arriving students. A day full of excitement, worries, introductions and […]
Tel Aviv – first day Fall 2016
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 of 2 students which we are still waiting for). After a good welcome dinner and a “get to know the group and staff” meeting at the […]
Tel Aviv pre- arrival 2016
Dear Future Aardvarkian, Congratulations! By deciding to spend this year in Israel, you have made a wonderful decision that has the potential to be a life changing experience. It will be an adventure you will never forget. My name is Adi and I am the city coordinator for Tel Aviv where you will be spending […]