I am so excited to meet so many new people, who will become friends for life.

I cannot believe that we leave for Israel in only 12 short days. It feels like yesterday when we got the news that we were granted this amazing opportunity. I am so excited to meet so many new people, who will become friends for life. My only major fear is keeping up with my school work, especially so I am caught up when I get home. I am hoping to gain independence, critical thinking and leadership skills, which I believe this fellowship will play a big part of. I went to Israel on a family vacation after my Bat Mitzvah, and completely fell in love with everything about it, so when I found out about a way I could go again, and with such an amazing organization, I quickly jumped on the opportunity.