The day before I left for Israel on my Alexander Muss High School in Israel (Muss) summer program, I was honestly very nervous but super excited. I didn’t know a single person going on the trip and the thought of being so far away from my family was scary. Nevertheless, within five minutes of meeting up at the Newark airport for the group flight, I met who would become two of my best friends Nina and Sophia.

On Tuesday, May 26, Alexander Muss High School in Israel (Muss) Spring Semester students boarded their planes and said goodbye to Israel. Saying farewell to the place that had become their home over these last four months was definitely emotional, but the memories and friendships created at Muss will last a lifetime.