Leeat Elkayam

Staff Writer

Every year, Tiferet students come back with more memories than one can fit in the Friedman dorm. People cannot understand unless they have been on this unique and wonderful program. These are the 15 signs that you went on Tiferet:

1) You slept more on the bus than in your dorm room.

2) The one week of Gadna food was more appetizing than four months of Chadar Ochel food.

3) Not understanding why girls get dress coded when David Mitchell wears shorter shorts than you.

4) Every week you hiked up at least 5 miles… before you ate lunch.

5) For lunch your options were:

–       cheese and bread

–       hummus and bread

–       frozen chicken and bread

–       cold cuts and bread

6) While hiking it felt like you were walking up Mount Everest, but looking back and realizing that you could compare it to the three flights of stairs at Milken.

7) Learning more from your core teacher than you ever will in high school.

8) Your Israeli buddies acted as if they were a part of some African tribe.

9) You regularly went to Blue Falafel/Sabich like it was your second home.

10) You heard incredible stories from people around the world who share an amaaaaaaaazing passion for Israel and whose personalities can only be described with one word… Trippy. But really, it’s your naaaaame.

11) You had to be counted three times before going on the bus.

12) When you got bored you started naming the cats around campus.

13) Do we really need water shoes?

14) Passing a core test was like getting into the Book of Life.

15) You’ll never forget the memories, the good times, the connections you made, and the squishy feeling in your feet when wearing your water shoes.