As I write this, I have 13 days until I fly to Israel, and 42 days until I leave for Argentina. Why Israel and Argentina? Because my study abroad program in Buenos Aires starts to late, I figured this was the perfect time to go on a Birthright trip. Birthright, for those of you who don't know, is a Jewish organization that brings young Jewish adults from the diaspora to discover Israel. I'm going on a completely free 10-day tour of Israel, and ending the trip spending a couple of days with my cousins in Jerusalem. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me, and promises to be so incredible. We're going on camel rides, meeting young Israelis, going to the Negev desert, tasting wine and olive oil, experiencing the sabbath in Jersualem and so much more.
After this, I'm home for roughly two weeks and then I leave for Argentina until mid July. I don't know everything that will happen while I'm down there (we don't get our host families or pick our classes until we arrive) but I have a general sense of my program. I actually today talked to my friend Kayla who went to BA last semester (view her blog here) and she gave me lots of advice. The best thing she told me: travel as much as possible.
So that is what I am planning to do from now until July. I'm going all over the world and hopefully will have some pretty great stories to share here.
Hasta Luego!
Rachel
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