Meet Your #Birthright Israel #Shorashim #Bus9 Staff
Ricky Tollman
Where are you from?
South Africa
Where do you currently live?
Canada
What is your favorite place in Israel?
Hakosem - the best falafel joint in the world
What is a fun fact about yourself?
I once beat a twelve-year-old in a taco eating contest. I was forced to stop at 27 tacos because my opponent got sick. Wimp.
What are your words of wisdom for your future participants?
Water.
Chelsea Zeig
Where are you from?
West Nyack, NY
Where do you currently live?
Fitchburg, MA
What is your favorite place in Israel?
Jerusalem - The Kotel
What is a fun fact about yourself?
I have a silver and two bronze medals from the 2013 World Maccabiah Games for shot put, discus, and hammer.
What are your words of wisdom for your future participants?
Be as open as possible to new people and new experiences.
Anything else?
Share what you know as well as learn as much as you can. You don't realize how amazing this trip is until you go back home and back to reality.
Ifat Shapira
Where are you from?
Be'er Sheva
Where do you currently live?
Be'er Sheva
What is your favorite place in Israel?
Eilat mountains
What is a fun fact about yourself?
My family and I are farmers and we mainly rear sheep
What are your words of wisdom for your future participants?
Make sure you have time to take a nap after eating hummus!
Anything else?
See you soon!