Kol And the best decision I made in my life

Kol Ami is an incredible experience. I was able to really experience living in Israel and becoming a part of Israeli society, living with a group of Israelis my age. This program is perfect for those who want a gap year, but are afraid of wasting time in a non-serious program. Mechinat kol Ami is intense, and it will mature and change you. You learn to take responsibility for yourself, and for your group/community. You will have many eye opening experiences that you would otherwise be very have including: a week meeting and speaking with different Jewish communities in Israel, a week in the West Bank talking to all groups to gain a much deeper understanding of the conflict, a week of challenging hiking in the desert with navigation and limited supplies. You will also learn krav maga and have interesting lectures that your group will pick and find. You will have midnight masaot and a lot of fun. It won't always be fun, there will be times where mechinat will be very challenging for you, but these challenges and difficult moments are some of the most important building moments in your experience. The depth of your experience is also in a large part up to the effort you put in, many people do exercise on the side, in addition to our 4 weekly intense exercise activities. I personally also worked very hard on my Hebrew, practicing it at every opportunity with my Israeli friends and went from sort of understanding some conversation to being almost fluent. Kol Ami is a truly life changing experience, I say this as one who was hesitant to do it at first, don't pass it up.