Riva

Hi my name is Riva and I live in Tekoa. Tekoa is a little settlement near Jerusalem. I am in the tenth grade at Neve Hanna. I have one brother and three sisters and I am the second child. I'm going to be 16 in January. I am a counselor in a youth movement called Benei Akiva. The kids in my group are 10 years old and they are really cute.

I like to dance and cook. I play the flute (my real dream is to play the clarinet but my flute teacher is amazing so I am still with the flute). I also sew clothes. I take old jeans sew them to other things and make a new creation out of it.

I used to live in California. I was born there and I lived in a city called Palo Alto. I learned in a private Jewish school. When I was 7 and-a-half years old I moved to Israel. At first it was really weird but I got used to it and it's a great place. I have lots of friends in Tekoa. Some are religious and some are not.

I'll be happy to chat with you! I think this project can be really fun! Riva Cooper. p.s.- my aunt and uncle just came back from a vacation in Atlanta. They said that it is a beautiful place.