Wondering what it's like to study at BGU? Here are some thoughts from real students as they experience life in Beer Sheva.
Yom HaStudent : Day of the Student Yom Hastudent at Ben Gurion is probably one of the coolest things I have ever seen, and I wish that I could take it back with me to the States to my college. Yom Hastudent, or Student Day, is a fantastic phenomenon that happens at Universities all around the country. Read more » |
Party time It’s hard to believe that we are approaching finals already. The semester is almost finished and we are mentally preparing to go our separate ways. For university students in the US, the school year usually ends with a live musical performance and one big party. Fortunately for us, BGU does its version of ‘spring fling’ in the middle of the semester. There was so much hype leading up to Yom Hastudent, and if you ask me, it certainly lived up to expectations. Read more » |
From one home to the other As a consequence of one of those funny twists and turns that life occasionally throws, I was being driven to the airport for my light home for winter break by a friend of a friend, a guy whom until that evening I had never met. It’s almost a two-hour drive from Beersheva to the airport in Tel Aviv, which gave us plenty of time for the kind of small talk which people engage in when initially getting to know one another. Read more » |
A big colorful blur Ok! I've been putting off writing this blog because it means one thing: that my time here really is dwindling down and coming to a close. I know this is cliche, but when I think about having to leave I feel that only just yesterday I arrived! I remember orientation so vividly, even though it was already FIVE months ago!!! WHAT?! Read more » |
Before We Say Goodbye Well here I am sitting in the laundry room on a quiet Saturday morning, anxiously waiting to pack away the last of my clothes. As my suitcases become more and more full, I cannot believe that six months in Israel have gone by. Just yesterday the OSP guys were hauling the girls’ luggage up the dorm steps while we stood idle “supervising.” And, to think, early tomorrow morning we will be making our way to the airport—each of us branching off in different directions. Read more » |
Saying Goodbye The month of June came and went and it’s sad that everything I have known for the past year has come to its final hours. I could not be more pleased with how well this year turned out to be. All of the trips, memories, and experiences I have had over these past 9 months, have been incredible! The people that I have met over the course of year will always have a place in my heart. Although this was my last month in Be’er Sheva, it was by far the best yet! Read more » |
Lots of people leaving on a jet plane The last month of the semester has been a bittersweet medley of tears and joy. Trips, final exams, and of course, the departure of the majority of the Americans have been the highlights of this month with a dash of smoking Nargila, and buying presents for our loved ones back home. Read more » |
Zahava's Passover in Israel I celebrated Passover in Jerusalem with a friend and her family. The seder was very different of course. After Passover I went back to ashalim for the building days. Read more » |
