China 2016
Day 1 Dear Parents, Nee Hao! 致以诚挚的问候土豚！(Greetings from Aardvark!) Thanks to the Great FireWall of China, the students and Adi do not have full internet access this week. So in order to share their adventures with you Adi will be sending me photos and updates via WhatsApp and I’ll share them with you by email. […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv December 8, 2016
Dear Parents, Although there is WiFi on most flights these days, Adi entrusted me to send the weekly email in his place. He is currently in the air somewhere over Asia on his way with the Aardvark International trip to China! Having lead this trip in the past, I can tell you they are off […]
Student of the Week- Nicole Schutkin
Hello my name is Nicole Schutkin, I’m from Milwaukee Wisconsin. When I was in attending Hillel Academy in Milwaukee Wisconsin, I went on my 8th grade school trip to Israel. I fell in love with this country immediately. (hippainhelp.com) Ever since that trip it has been my desire to do a gap program in Israel […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem December 4, 2016
Dear Parents, We had another fun packed week here in Jerusalem starting with karaoke! On Monday-The girls program, decided to go together for an evening of karaoke, in the Jerusalem City Center, The students decided to leave all ther problems of exams and homework behind and let loose on stage. It was an incredible evening […]
Student of the Week – Goldie Davoudgoleh
After spending a semester in Israel in high school and absolutely falling in love with the country, I was known amongst my friends as Goldie Davoudgoleh: The Friend That Could Make Aliyah Tomorrow. When it came time to figure out my plans for after high school, I wasn’t sure if Aliyah was my next step, […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem November 27, 2016
Dear Parents, We had another wonderful week here at Aardvark. Here are some highlights. On Tuesday we toured Abu Ghosh, an peaceful Arab village just outside Jerusalem. For lunch In Abu Ghosh we ate in a local Hummus Restaurant where we enjoyed a delicious ethnic lunch. Tourists and Israelis alike come from all over Israel […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv April 3, 2016
Shalom Parents! Today is the final day of the month of March, one of the program’s more intense months. Why? Because it was “Breakout” month on Aardvark. At the beginning of the month, now that the students have been here for a while and have a better understanding of what they hope to achieve with […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv February 21, 2016
Shalom Parents! Last week I was talking to the students about maximizing their time in Israel and during the talk one of the students asked me, “Adi, are you maximizing your time? Do you have plans for the weekend?” At first I was surprised by the question but my answer was, “at the moment no, […]
Ethiopia 2016
Day 1 We all arrived safe and sound to Gondar which is an amazing looking city. We got a taste of Ethiopia a little earlier than expected. After our arrival to Addis Ababa the receptionist who was supposed to welcome us in immigration, and to stamp us in, was nowhere to be found. After all […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv Dec 27, 2015
Shalom Parents! Our week began with a meeting with the culture committee about the final night of the semester. The students are excited about it and they are doing a lot of planning for the final evening. On Monday the Chinese students returned (those who came back from the trip to China) and we were […]