Tivnu in the NY Times
Taking a gap year at home can be as meaningful as doing one abroad.
Featured in The New York Times
Featured Participant Ariella Hirsch
Gap Program Year: 2015-16
Where are you from?
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Favorite way to refer to Tivnu participants:
Tivnudists
Where are you working this year?
Once a week I work at Rose Haven, a day shelter for women, Three days a week I’m at Sisters of the Road, a cafe style soup kitchen, and I’m at Habitat for Humanity once a week.
Something that’s surprised you this year:
How open people are when they’re sharing their stories and experiences and how engaged they are with the people around them.
Favorite Tivnu activity so far:
Camping at Scott Lake and hiking many “Steve-miles” in the rain.
