Travel

I spent five days in Paris, France for my 16th birthday. I toured the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral, took a French food tour, toured Palace de Versailles, learned about the French culture and much more.

With my summer camp I traveled to Costa Rica with 23 of my friends in 2024. I spent 19 days there hiking through jungles, helping re-plant trees, surfing, and white water rafting. We also rode horses, learned about local culture, and plenty more.

I traveled to Israel with 17 of my family members for my Bat Mitzvah. I had a Bat Mitzvah ceremony on the top of Masada, learned more about Israeli culture, took a dive into Islamic and Christian culture, participated in an active arceological dig of a 2,500 year old town, and much more.

After I went to Israel, I traveled to Rhodes, Greece for a Greek Orthodox wedding. I got to experience a culture unlike my own, and enjoyed their traditions alot. I got to explore the ancient island, see the Agean Sea, and relax in the Greek summer.

I traveled to Barcelona, Spain with my mom for a week in 2019. My mom lived in Spain for two years and has introduced me to the culture because of the connections she made there. I visited a medieval city in the north of Spain, learned about Catalonia, saw La Sagrada Familia, visited the chocolate museum and much more.

I traveled with the Watkinson Dominican Republic Service Team in November 2025. for a week we volunteered with local crews to provide construction and medical crews to Haitian immigrants living in poverty in the Dominican Republic. This trip was life changing and I will never be the same.