Thoughts from the 2012 Delegates

Elad: "The mall was really fun because we got to experience it alone without parents."

Sammy: "I love how we go around without adults. I love how everyone is interested in my rubik's cuke."

Melanie: "I like how they have the scouts, and they are all good friends in the scouts...and I don't want to leave."

Jordan: "I like how everything is so close, you don't have to get into a car, you can just walk to places."

Maya: "I love how our parents gave us the experience of being an Israeli and the opportunity to come and have the freedom."

Aviv: "I'm having a lot of fun, and I don't want to leave. I wish I lived like this."

Lia: "I love how it's a contained area and really cozy, and it's nice, and you feel like you're at home. I love my host family."

Zach: "I like how everywhere we go is convenient. We can walk to school. My host family is very, very nice."

Abby: "I like how you can walk everywhere, and the mall is really close to school."

Lexi: "I like how friends go to the mall after school together. I like comparing LA to Israel- I like how they deliver pizza on motorcycles. There are no squirrels here."

Alex: "I love going to the mall with friends, especially here. I love my host family, they're very nice."

Jonathan: "I love that we have the experience of going to school like an Israeli child. The host family is very welcoming."

Yarden: "The family took care of me very, very well when I was sick. I met an Israeli doctor!"

Jon: "Everybody in Israel has been nothing but extraordinarily kind and generous to both myself and the children. It's been fabulous thus far to experience Israel with this wonderful group of young men and women."

Robin: "We are all having a wonderful time on the Israel trip. The Adat students are getting a long very well and at times it is hard to tell who is the Adat student or Nitzanim student.We hope you have enjoyed reading the students comments and will look forward to hearing more as the days go by!"