By Jessica Hochstadt, Career Israel

 

I am standing here in front of you, and I have to admit, I am nervous. It’s not the public speaking part that gets me, but what comes after this—ending Career, and leaving Israel.

 

I have to laugh at myself for a minute, because I remember having a very similar feeling a few weeks before I started this program—ending my career, and leaving for Israel. Before I ask myself what comes next, I’d like to go back five months and take a look at our Israel Experience.

 

When we first arrived at Beit Yehuda hostel, I remember thinking to myself… what have I done? Itzik told me he was my angel; little did I know how true that statement would be.

 

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