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Posted by Abigail Silverman '14 The two questions people most commonly asked after studying abroad in Israel were why I would choose to go to a country like Israel, and wasn’t I afraid for my safety while I was there. I was not asked about the culture and the people of Israel or what my experience was like while I was there. Rather, people used their pre-conceived notions of Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict to question my study abroad destination. While Israel may be a country plagued by conflict, there is so much more to it than is portrayed in the news. Israel is a place with a rich and diverse history and culture, and home to a people that are incredibly nationalistic and welcoming. Through my study abroad semester, I was able to fully immerse myself in Israeli culture and learn about everything the country has to offer. Thus, when I returned to America, I felt a responsibility to share my stories from my study abroad semester so that those who questioned my study abroad destination would be exposed to a new perspective on Israel. But, a message is even stronger when heard not from one voice, but from many. Therefore, I embarked on a project to share the stories of ten other students who spent a study abroad semester in Israel. My project sheds a new light onto the country that Israel is by convey these students messages about Israel and the study abroad experience that they had. {Photographs by author) Comments are closed.
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