Written by Jackson Mercer I left San Francisco Tuesday night and after hours over the Pacific as well as hours roaming Gate E in the Zurich airport, the anticipation grew even more as I boarded El Al towards Tel Aviv. I couldn't sleep. I fully expected to wait six hours in the airport. However, […]
Last Sunday began a new week for the Nachshon Project Fellows as we spent a meaningful day in Yafo exploring past and present Israeli identities with our educational guide Jamie Salter. We started at a look-out with a beautiful view of Tel Aviv. Through word association games, the Fellows defined the stereotypes of the city […]
The Nachshon Project has gotten off to a fantastic start! Our Fellows arrived safely on Thursday and jumped right in making new friends and rekindling old friendships. They participated in ice-breaker games, did puzzles while blind-folded, and decorated enormous chocolate chip cookies! Despite the long day of travel for many of them, they stayed up […]
Coming home after the first semester of Junior year of College, I have been having a lot of appointments. Some of these have been formal appointments: the allergist, the dentist, a haircut, the bank... The list goes on. Others have been informal: going out to eat with family friends, hanging out and eating ice cream […]
