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Meet Your #Birthright Israel #Shorashim #Bus126 Staff

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AJ Shapiro

Where are you from?

Atlanta

Where do you currently live?

Atlanta

What is your favorite place in Israel?

Kibbutz Yagur (right outside Haifa)

What is a fun fact about yourself?

I'm a published poet.

What are your words of wisdom for your future participants?

Wear Sunscreen ;) I could tell you to take it all in, bring a camera, and don't forget a water bottle, but honestly it's all pretty obvious. Just enjoy ten days of total joy and wear sunscreen. 

Anything else?

Second piece of advice would be to extend. Our trip is right at the beginning of summer and if I remember correctly birthright allows you to extend up to 3 months. DO IT! Birthright is amazing and you get to experience so much but its only 10 days. EXTEND and go see the things we miss, experience all sides of the crazy country that is Israel. Go volunteer somewhere. Hike the Israel trail. Take full advantage of this amazing gift that is a free trip to Israel while you can. You will be able to extend even once we are on the trip, so seriously consider it.  

Elia Ganon

Where are you from?

Los Angeles, CA

Where do you currently live?

San Diego, CA

What is your favorite place in Israel?

Beaches of Tel Aviv

What is a fun fact about yourself?

I have three citizenships. 

What are your words of wisdom for your future participants?

Birthright may only be 10 days but it can be the start of a life journey, so be open, be humble, and take in as much as you can! 

Ido Yulzary

Where are you from?

Neve Monoson

Where do you currently live?

Neve Monoson

What is your favorite place in Israel?

Jerusalem because only in Jerusalem you can see a nun and a rabbi and a Muslim person waiting for a bus together. The atmosphere in the shuk, the smells, the food the unique old city, the pubs the streets. It's a small world in a city, the people, the stones, the history, the food, the culture, the atmosphere.

What is a fun fact about yourself?

I trained as a chef. I can touch my ear with my leg.

What are your words of wisdom for your future participants?

Don't forget your sunscreen lotion.