Category Archives: Gap Year Fellows

What is your day-to-day life like? Where do you live? Who do you interact with? What tasks do you complete? Shalom! I am writing to you from the heart of Israel: Jerusalem. While I have been in Israel for sixteen days, I am still getting settled. The past few weeks have been jam-packed with JewishContinue reading “Blog #3: August”

Being from Florida, I’ve always avoided the outdoors. It’s always so hot and sticky; there’s no appeal for me. Moving to Portland, I’ve developed a newfound appreciation for being outside. This past Sunday, all 24 participants and staff from Tivnu loaded into two huge vans to go camping in Mt. Rainier National Park for fourContinue reading “Mt. Rainier Camping Trip”

My day to day life is always changing so it would be hard to nail it down in writing. However, I do have some routines that stay the same pretty much every week so I will focus on that. In the morning, after I brush my teeth and get ready, I take my dogs outsideContinue reading “Day to Day Life”

Going into move-in day, I knew things would be daunting. Portland is 3,000 miles away from my home and I had never made a transition this big before. I’m a few days in, and things are going great! As I am writing this, I am preparing my room and myself for a peaceful and busyContinue reading “Life in PDX”

My alarm goes off at 5:30am after another too-short night. I get dressed, eat a quick breakfast, and head to another 10-12 hour day working in the barn. My daily chores include feeding the horses, tacking them up, brushing them, bathing them, cleaning stalls, keeping the barn tidy; you name it! To be completely honest,Continue reading “Daily Life”

My daily routine for September changes almost every week. The most consistent aspect is my job and internship at a boutique located in Ponte Vedra called Rosie True. I am there for about 4-5 days out of the week and my hours vary from day to day, most often being 10 am – 6 pm.Continue reading “My Daily Life”

The past month has been vital in identifying and solidifying my initial ideas into more concrete, tangible goals. Going into this month, I was admittedly a bit unsure with my plans going forward. I had reached out to the organizations I was hoping to work with, but I was still working on figuring out theContinue reading “Looking Ahead: Goals for my Gap Year”

I want to utilize my gap year in order to discover more about myself as well as to put myself ahead of the curve. For instance, I wish to explore possibilities for my future career. In order to further my career, I wish to continue my job at a local real estate brokerage, Venture RealContinue reading “My Gap Year Goals”

Hello again! I can’t believe it has already been a month since my last post!! I have been thoroughly enjoying my summer and enjoying the sun down here in Florida. I have been nannying several times a week for two super cute kids and I also started working at a local boutique very part timeContinue reading “My Goals”

This coming year I will be spending over ten months in Israel. The primary reason I will be in Israel is because I am Jewish. I have struggled with my Jewish identity in the past, so this could be an amazing opportunity for me to reconnect to my religion. I am making it a goalContinue reading “Goals :)”