Anticipation

The current count is 4 days 16 hours 9 minutes and 10 seconds until I depart. Between finishing my midterms and packing, I haven't had time to sit down and really think about what I'm about to do. I'm about to leave my home, family and friends, go across the world with 70 kids I don't and spend four months living in a foreign country. I don't think a person is able to fully process that much insanity in one sitting. I know that I can't. I'm so fortunate and grateful to have such an amazing opportunity. I truly can't wait to start my adventure. So in the mean time lets hope that I can figure out how to fit my life into two 50 pound bags. See you in the Holy Land!

Hello

Hi, I'm Harper. I'm from Fairfield CT. For the next 4 months I will be living in Israel. On January 26th I will board a plane with around 60 other Jewish teens from all around the US and Canada. We will spend a whole semester living on Kibbutz Tzuba, 20 minutes outside of Jerusalem. We will take all of our regular classes, (history, math, English, etc.) as well as a Jewish History class and an  immersive Hebrew class. This program is called EIE and I can't wait for it to start. Join me here as I document my journey.