Weekly Updates – Jerusalem October 23, 2016
Dear Parents, Mo’adim L’simcha! It seems that this year that October is full of holidays.At Aardvark we are busy, though also stuffed from yummy holiday meals! Here are some of the highlights of the week: Earlier this week all the students participated to build our gorgeous sukkah. It was amazing to see how kids worked […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem October 13, 2016
Dear Parents, Happy New Year and we hope you all had an easy and meaningful Yom Kippur. This week, in honor of the new year, we helped the kids turn their eyes within. At this time of the year, during the holidays, we asked the students to reflect their time here in Israel and their […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem September 30, 2016
Dear Parents I want to share with you some of the special moments we have experienced here at Aardvark. On Monday night we had a Workshop on “Create Your Own Sushi.” We taught the students that sometimes instead of hitting the local sushi restaurant, that instead, with the help of a few simple products from […]
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 […]
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 – 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 […]
Jerusalem pre-arrival 2016
Dear Parents and Future Aardvarkians, 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 Natali Basel and I’m the Coordinator for the Jerusalem section of Aardvark Israel. […]
The Levinsky Spice Market
While the most famous market in Israel is in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv still has its fair share of markets and they are certainly worth a visit. One of these is the Levinsky Market, which some have described as a Pandora’s box of immigrant stories dating back to the end of the nineteenth century. It also […]
Machne Yehuda Market – By Night
Once evening falls and the sellers have packed up for the day Machne Yehuda market transforms into one of the most vibrant night scenes that Jerusalem has to offer. The market is home to a number of bars, cafes and restaurants and most evenings they are full to the brim with locals and tourists enjoying […]