The Aardvark Monthly – December 2020
Dear Future Aardvarkians, Thank you for choosing Aardvark Israel for your Gap Year experience! Welcome to our monthly newsletter. We want to keep you informed on the day to day happenings, Add-Ons, Weekly trips, Internships and Volunteering, and so much more! Here you can find more information to help you prepare and get excited for […]
The Aardvark Monthly – November 2020
Adventure Is Out There by Ryan Neutel, Irvine, CaliforniaEver since arriving in Israel and completing the 14 day quarantine, I knew I never wanted to waste any time that I had free. From Thursday afternoons to Saturday nights we are free to do as we please. Last weekend, I had the chance to arrange a […]
“He who wants to be wise, should go to the south” – TLV
The sentence on the top of this email belongs to Rabbi Yitzhak, and is taken from the Talmud. The south of Israel is a very special area with lots of history, scenery, and culture. This week we had two different trips, both to southern destinations.One of our groups drove down to Hirbat Midras and Kiryat […]
Weekly Letter TLV December 10, 2020
It was a great week here in Tel Aviv. Like last week, half of the community went to Yeruham and the other drove to Kiryat Gat. Both of the trips focused on Israeli marginalized communities in the periphery of Israel, the struggles they faced in the past, as well as their experience in today’s Israeli […]
Weekly Letter TLV December 17, 2020
This week our students got to visit two very special places. Half of the community drove up to Beit She’an National Park, which houses the spectacular ruins of the glory that was the Roman and Byzantine city of Bet She’an. Rising above them is the high mound on which Biblical Bet She’an stood. The […]
Week at a Glance From Our TLV Community
It’s been another busy week here in Tel Aviv! We’ve been going on trips; working at our internships; participating in Faces Of Israel, (th)INK, and Cafe Ivrit; as well as enjoying apartment activities and so much more. On Monday night, our optional activity was called “Cafe Ivrit.” Students came to the moadon (gathering area) to […]
Tel Avivians in Jerusalem
This week the Aardvark Tel Aviv Community visited two very special places, Jerusalem and Akko. These two ancient cities are full of history and culture, and luckily this past Tuesday they were also full of sun even though it’s almost the end of November. Apart from our Tuesday Tiyul, this week each Madrich/a ran an […]
The Aardvark Monthly – October 2020
MONTH IN REVIEWOctober was a month filled with challenges, but more importantly triumphs! As we approached the end of the strict regulations, we began to truly explore the beauty that Israel has to offer.Our Jerusalem group began their adventure down south in the oasis of the desert , Kibbutz Ketura. While Tel Aviv was able […]
Student of the Week – Leena Demers
Hi, my name is Leena Demers and I was born and raised in New York City! I’ve spent my spring and summer semesters in Florentine, Tel Aviv. In the fall, I will be in Montreal where I will be attending McGill University and majoring in Art History. Funny story, this isn’t even really my gap […]
Student of the Week – Alexa Narunsky
Hi, my name is Alexa Narunsky and I am from Sydney, Australia. During Aardvark’s spring semester, I was lucky enough to live in Florentine, Tel Aviv and now, in the new summer semester, I am able to stay another 2 and a half months! In February 2021, I will attend the University of Technology in […]