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Hello everyone! My name is Brendan and I was studying abroad with USAC in Haifa, Israel this semester. Today I am going to be writing to you about my overall …
If the title of this post caught your eye, likely you're looking for some unconventional study abroad destinations. While it's totally okay to be drawn to traditional places like most …
If you're new to Shabbat, it's the day of rest and celebration that begins on Friday at sunset and ends on the Saturday after nightfall. As you can imagine, celebrating …
University and Major: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Dual baccalaureate in ‘Economics’ and ‘Philosophy: Law & Justice’ with a minor in the Brookings Institution’s Public Policy program. Why did you …
Week 8 This week, I experienced Yom Hazikaron – Israel’s Memorial Day – for the first time. As a foreigner in Israel, Yom Hazikaron impacted me profoundly. In the United States, …
Week 7 For my Passover in Israel, I spent the evening with a good family friend, Mali, who lives on a Kibbutz near Afula. Kibbutzim in the 21stcentury are far from …
Week 6 On Saturday, my friend Farid, who is part of a Druze community in Haifa, took me to a campground to barbeque with his friends. Before we left, we stopped …
Week 5 My newest revelation: there exists – maybe – 20 sets of spare shoelaces in all of Haifa, and FAR fewer spare pan lids…! Over the past few months, the shoelaces …
Week 4 This weekend, my friends and I took a bus (several buses, in fact) down to Tel Aviv to celebrate Purim in Israel’s most “lit” city. Bisecting Israel’s Mediterranean coast, …
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