Rachel

Hey, what's up? My name is Rachel, I live in Efrat, and I learn in "'Neve Chana". My family made "aliya" 10 years ago from Teaneck. We are six girls in the family, and I'm the third. My oldest sister just got married in Jerusalem. Our dream came true, and we got the sweetest\cutest brother that anyone can ask for! I love spending time with my family and friends. I love going to the zoo, mall, downtown and hiking all over Israel. I love hiking because in such a small country there are so many different kinds of views. There's snow, beaches, mountains, valleys, deserts, forests, basically anything. What I find most fascinating about these, hikes in Israel is that if we are learning a topic (in tanach, geography) at school we could just drive over to one of these places and see it with our own eyes, that way we learn while getting a full experience. I love watching movies and TV shows. (Yes we see the same things you do like House). I'm a big fan of an Israeli basketball team, by the name of Maccabi Tel-Aviv. I love music, dancing and I love to sing. I read the newspaper every week and think it's important to know what is going on not only in Israel but also in the world. I don't know what you hear or see in the news about Israel, but let me reassure you that we live perfectly normal lives, not in fear but in happiness. I'm not saying it's perfect here but it's not a third world country either. Have an awesome, happy and a fun day!!!!!!!!!!!!