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Greatest Hits of Buenos Aires

April 15, 2020May 29, 2020 Leslie Uncategorized

By Makee I have come home from Buenos Aires with a strong desire for one thing: choripán. The delectable dish consists of grilled or smoked chorizo sausage, perfectly crunchy bread, and toppings such as gooey cheese, lettuce, and coleslaw. My favorite place to grab choripán, apart from every other street corner, was a restaurant called […]

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Wrapping Up in Spain

April 13, 2020May 29, 2020 Admin Uncategorized

By Sam Back in the end of December I made what was a very difficult decision. I was going to leave Spain. I had originally planned on staying in Spain until April, but I was having more difficulty in Spain than I imagined. Of course there were incredible successes too. Every day I could feel […]

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Taking a gap year during COVID-19

March 10, 2020April 23, 2020 Leslie Uncategorized

By Amichai While much of the world is being affected by the coronavirus, being in Israel, I feel safe, as if I’m wrapped up in a cocoon that is the Old City of Jerusalem. However, I am also feeling very detached from the world, America, and even my own home. This feeling is both literal, […]

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My Week at the US/Mexico Border with Al Otro Lado

March 4, 2020 Leslie Uncategorized

By Makee My dad and I got out of the car as I hefted my backpack onto one shoulder and squinted up. The sky was silent and clear. The pedestrian crossing between Tijuana and San Diego awaited us ahead, the whole gray, metal body of it. There was barbed wire in rings on top of […]

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On flexibility and planning a gap year

January 8, 2020April 23, 2020 Leslie Uncategorized

By Amichai When I first planned my gap year last spring, I thought that, having gone to SAR High School, a Modern Orthodox Yeshiva, I wanted to step out of the Yeshiva world and experience new things. So I picked Hartman, a pluralistic, co-ed, Israeli and American program, believing that going there for the year […]

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