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English Only is NOT Enough

Posted on October 10, 2019

If you really want to get the most out of your time in Israel/Palestine, it is essential you learn Arabic or Hebrew. Ideally, you should learn both. Learning another language is the best thing you …

Posted in Academic Year 2019-2020, Andrew Kressin, Israel, Middle East, Returned StudentTagged Andrew Kressin, Haifa, International Academic Programs, Israel, program start, study abroad, UW-madison, year abroad1 Comment

Takeoff

Posted on October 10, 2019

Today is Monday, August 19, 2019. The first day of the rest of all my life. I am with my sister watching the sunrise over Lake Michigan from our favorite spot for the last time …

Posted in Academic Year 2019-2020, Andrew Kressin, Israel, Middle East, Returned StudentTagged Andrew Kressin, Haifa, International Academic Programs, Israel, program start, study abroad, UW-madison, year abroad

Read This First

Posted on September 16, 2019

Hello/שלום/مَرْحَبًا and welcome to my blog! I am happy you are here. In this blog, I will be sharing with you my journey of my year abroad at the University of Haifa in Israel/Palestine. The …

Posted in Academic Year 2019-2020, Andrew Kressin, Israel, Middle East, Returned StudentTagged Andrew Kressin, Haifa, International Academic Programs, Israel, study abroad, UW-madison, year abroad

Israel and Morocco: Kadie Ray ’12

Posted on August 1, 2017

Alumni Profile for Kadie Ray, International Studies, with a certificate in Middle East Studies, University of Haifa and UMN Arabic Language & Cultures, class of 2012

Posted in Alumni ProfileTagged Africa, Haifa Direct, Israel, Middle East, Morocco, semester

Pre-Passover Break

Posted on April 3, 2014

I’m not quite sure if I’m confused, angry, anxious, or depressed that it’s already April, but whether I like it or not, time is flying by. Next week, I will leave Israel for the first …

Posted in Israel, Michelle Riesenfeld, Middle East, Returned Student, Spring 2014Tagged break, International Academic Programs, Israel, Michelle Riesenfeld, study abroad, Tel Aviv, UW-madison

A Never Ending Purim

Posted on March 17, 2014

At Wisconsin, Halloween, otherwise known as Wiscoween, is definitely a main attraction that people flock to Madison for. While I thought that no other holiday consisting of dressing up in costumes could ever beat the …

Posted in Israel, Michelle Riesenfeld, Middle East, Returned Student, Spring 2014Tagged International Academic Programs, Israel, Michelle Riesenfeld, Purim, study abroad, Tel Aviv, UW-madison

Abroad is not a time for sleep

Posted on February 24, 2014

The past few weeks have felt like a complete whirlwind. Between Ulpan ending, classes beginning, going on overnight trips and having my family come to visit in between, I’ve just accepted the fact that part …

Posted in Israel, Michelle Riesenfeld, Middle East, Returned Student, Spring 2014Tagged family visit, Golan Heights, International Academic Programs, Israel, Michelle Riesenfeld, study abroad, Tel Aviv, travel, UW-madison

Eat, Beach, Ulpan

Posted on January 27, 2014

Even though I only arrived in Israel about 2 weeks ago, it feels like I have already been here for 2 months. When I think back to the beginning, I think about showing up at …

Posted in Israel, Michelle Riesenfeld, Middle East, Returned Student, Spring 2014Tagged arrival, dorm, International Academic Programs, Israel, Michelle Riesenfeld, study abroad, Tel Aviv, Ulpan, UW-madison, weather

Ready or Not, Here I Come

Posted on January 6, 2014

It sounds cliché, but it really does seem like only yesterday that I was a nervous freshman, unsure about how I was going to survive living in this new, unfamiliar place for the next four …

Posted in Israel, Michelle Riesenfeld, Middle East, Returned Student, Spring 2014Tagged International Academic Programs, Israel, Michelle Riesenfeld, pre-departure, study abroad, Tel Aviv, UW-madison

Last Travels

Posted on December 21, 2012

My last two weeks in Jordan have been packed to the brim to say the least.  Last week I had a series of Arabic exams in both Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial, and a final …

Posted in Fall 2012, Jordan, Middle East, Nicole Delaney, Returned StudentTagged Amman, International Academic Programs, Israel, Jerusalem, Jordan, Nicole Delaney, study abroad, travel, UW-madison

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