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Meet Your #Birthright Israel #Shorashim #Bus457 Staff

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Eyal Ben Zeev

Where are you from?

Jerusalem area

Where do you currently live?

Chicago, IL.

What is your favorite place in Israel?

Tel Aviv: my city for the past 10 years and the place I call home - my coffeeshops, my bars and my family and friends.

What is a fun fact about yourself?

Before I became an Israel Fellow (Shaliach), I worked as a journalist, TV content editor, producer, researcher and Arabic, and Middle East History teacher.

What are your words of wisdom for your future participants?

In the end of the day, Israel is about the people, and with Shorashim you get to be with Israelis your age the whole 10 days. Enjoy it!

Nasya Miller

Where are you from?

Chicago, IL

Where do you currently live?

Chicago, IL

What is your favorite place in Israel?

The beach in Netanya 

What is a fun fact about yourself?

I recently started snowboarding and absolutely love it! I can't wait to get out to South America and snowboard those mountains!

What are your words of wisdom for your future participants?

Stop! And look around and appreciate where you are so it doesn't fly by and feel like one long day rather moments and stories.

Anything else?

I love seeing Israel through Birthright participants' eyes, I appreciate Israel and every destination is a new way every single time! 

Itay Rotem

Where are you from?

Ramat Ishai.

Where do you currently live?

Jersalem.

What is your favorite place in Israel?

The Israel valley.

What is a fun fact about yourself?

I'll soon be a dad.

What are your words of wisdom for your future participants?

Come with an open mind, an open heart and without too many expections, its going to be different then anything you can imagine anyhow ;)

Anything else?

See you in Israel!