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Hey, my name is Liya I,m 14 years old. I was born on June 5, 2004 in Tel Aviv Israel, now I lie in Ra'anana Israel.
my biggest passion is art, I've been doing art since i I wa.  in elementary school. When I do art,   feel happy and relaxed. I eally love it!
I'm the oldest child in he house, I have two siblings boy, and girl. The bigger one is Bar, the boy he is 12 years old and the girl Ella is my little sister and she is 10 years old.
I've been studying at"Meitarim" since last year. before I cam to Meitarim i was in "Yonatan" School. I ddn't like it at all so I came hre to Meitarim and it's so much better!
I've met lots of friends for life here.
After school I go to th art studio and it's really fun. I'm so excited about this project, and I can't wait to meet you!

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Hi, my name is Ma'ayan and I'm a 14 year old boy. My passion is food. GOOD food!  I like to eat almost everything besides avacado.  I eat all the time and I love it! My favorite food is pasta with sauce. No, wait.  Maybe sushi.  I can't decide?!?   When I eat, I post it on my Instagram. When I eat, I am so happy.

I have a lot of hobbies but my favorite is baking. When I get back from school, I go to the kitchen and I cook for my family. I love to bake cheesecake for Shabbat, chalot or pasta with tomato sauce.  When I'm hungry, and that happens a lot, I go to my friend Roni's house and we make shakshuka and watch Netflix.   Back to wasting my day..... And it's so fun! I make food for my friends and family.  This makes me very happy.

I think that members of my family would call me someone who is good to talk to and ask advice from. In addition, I am very competitive and it's hard for me to lose.  I'm obvioulsy a good eating partner. But I'm the best when someone needs a shoulder of support. I know how to encourage people and say the right thing.  I know when my friends need me.

Looking forward to getting to know you better!

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Hi
My name is Sheli Moreno I'm 14. I was born in Israel . I live in Ra’anna .
My biggest passion is acting . Ever since I was a little girl , I've always loved to preform . I also love dancing and singing but acting is my favorite when I grow up , I really hope that acting will be my job , cause that’s just what I love to do
3 things I enjoy doing on my leisure time are watching Netflix , listening to music and sleeping . These 3 things always make me happy , also one of my favorite things to do is going to Beni Akiva I love the trips and the people there . I’m thankful for being who I am today . I’m thankful for my beautiful family and the last thing i’m thankful for is all of my amazing friends they’re always there for me .
I think that the New York project is a great idea that can help us get to know all of you . Also , to see how different it is to live in New York than to live in Israel .

I asked my friend Leili how she would describe me:
Sheli has a big heart filled with kindness , happiness and love . She always makes time for her best friends and puts them as her first priority . She’s funny , kind , loving , caring and mature. I love spending time with her and talking with her about about everything . She’s a heck of a good friend

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Hi, my name is Megan and I’m from Tel Mond Israel. I was born in Tel Hashomer Hospital on August 13, 2004.  I'm  the oldest of 3 children.

When I was three years old my mom made me go to dance because I was very clumsy.

Since then, I love dancing. I dance 5 hours a week. When I first walked into the dance studio I was very excited. I remember this like it was yesterday. I dance three types of ballet and hip hop.

After school or,  if I take a day off from school  I mostly eat, sleep  and watch TV.

There’s nothing better than relaxing when I worked hard the whole week.

You’re a few things I’m thankful for:

1 I’m thankful for my family.

2 I’m thankful for my friends.

3 I thankful for my teachers.

These are the people that teach me a lot about life and how to work things out the right way.

For a long time I lived in New York. I  go there almost every year. My family lives there so I visit them a lot. I think that people think that New Yor as “THE” place. Don’t get me wrong. It’s very fun to be there, but it doesn’t feel like home.

People that know me think that I’m friendly, crazy but still responsible. I know what I want and try my best to get it.

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Hey SAR Academy!  We are so excited to be starting this project with you!  Here are our Friendship Profiles...… We hope that you'll  enjoy reading them!

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Hey SAR Academy!  We are so excited to be starting this project with you!  Here are our Friendship Profiles...… We hope that you'll  enjoy reading them!

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Hey, my name is Yuval-Lihi (or Lee as a nickname) Cohen and I’m a 14 year old girl.
I have a lot of big dreams and passions, but my biggest one is being a famous singer and DJ. Music is very important to me, and it’s the way I spend my free time. I sing, write songs and produce them.
I’m very thankful for music. I’m also thankful for my parents. They’re the best parents in the world. They support me in everything I need.
I feel good about the New York project, ‘cause I like meeting people!😊
I have a lot of friends all over the world, and one of them is the closest person to me. She always describes me as a good person, and funny too. 😊

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Hi, my name is Ariel and I'm 14 years old. My birthday is on January 11th and I live in Ra'anana. I think that my passion is dance. When I dance I feel free. It makes me feel happy and myself. Another passion of mine is music. I love to listen to music and to play guitar. I don't play really well yet because it's my first year.

In my leisure time I dance 10 hours in a week , I dance ballet, contemporery, jazz, flamenco and I dance on pointe shoes. On Tuesday I'm part of youth group named "Noam". We meet every Tuesday and we meet at summer camp every year. Another thing that I do in my leisure time is meet my friends and to watch "Netflix".

The three things that I'm Thankful are: my wonderful family especially my perents. I have 3 brothers and sister. My friends, I love my friends and I trust them more than anyone else. I'm very thankful for my ability to dance because if I coudn't dance, I don't know or want to know what I would do with my leisure time.🌸

I'm really excited about this project. I want to meet new friends and I'm happy to be part of this project.

Wow, I have know idea how to generally describe myself but if I try, it would be something like crazy, but crazy in a good way. Also I'm there when my friends need me.❤

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Hi my name is Michelle. I live in Ra'anana Israel. I’m 14 years old, I was born on June 12, 2004. I study at “Meitarim” school, in Ra’aana. When I was one year old I lived in Kenya, Africa. In Kenya I met a lot of friends and I’m in contact with them until today.

After school I go to drum lessons. I love to play on my drums, it’s fun! When I play on my drums I feel so good. If I feel sad or angry, I play my drums I feel better.

After school I go to “Krembos Wings”, it’s a youth movement led by children for disabled children.

After school I do a lot of sports. I go to athletics, because it ishealthy to do sports. When I do sports, l feel more healthy and better about myself.

I’m thankful for my family, because they help me with every thing I need. They love me no matter what. They takecare of me. I’m thankful for my friends because they love me no matterwhat, and they help me with my problems.

I love the idea of the the “New York project” because we will learn about New York and do a lot of thing with you. I’m waiting to start!

People who are close to me describe me into as girl who takes things into her hands. A good person but gets annoyed quickly. They describe me as a hard worker too.

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Hi, my name is Efrat, I'm 14 and I was born and raised in Ra'anana ♥

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Hi, my name is Efrat, I'm 14 and I was born and raised in Ra'anana ♥

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My biggest passion is acting. I love preforming, I love the stage, I love every little thing about acting. I even want to be an actress or a doctor. I haven't decided yet.

In my leisure time I do a lot of things and one of them is Israeli red cross. It's basically saving people's lives. On the weekends, I'll probably go out with my friends or sleep.

I'm thankful for my incredible friends who don't give up on me when I need them. I'm thankful for my loving family, I'm thankful for that I get everything I need and I'm so thankful for being strong enough to go through everything I've been through in my life.

I think the New York project is a great idea because it will help us understand the differences between living in Israel and living in New York. and it will help us practice our English.

I've asked two of my friends to describe me as a person and this is what they said:
Maia - She loves affection and always wants to talk, she's supportive and will give you advice about anything. she is always free for a call. She is cares about all her friends and loves to hangout. she is very outgoing and is always up to do something.
Neta - she is supportive and she knows how to stand up for herself and what she believes in. she knows how to help and listen, and she always makes sure her friends are okay. she knows how to be annoying but it’s okay because she's my best friend and I love her ♥

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My name is Leshem. My  passion is technology. I like computers, and Iplay compute games with my friends. I also like watching youtube and TV.

Outside of school I like playing Overatch, PUBG and PayDay 2. I also have over 60 games on my Steam account. Beside this I like to play the piano.

I'm thankful that I have a good school, many good friends and a good family.

I think that the New York project is a very good project because talking to other people in the world is important and it helps you to know about lives of other people in the different places.

I think that people that are close to me will describe me as clever and funny.

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Hi my name is Yoav. I was born on October 2nd, 2003 to my familly perents and sister. I dont have any memories until I was 4 years old.
My parents say that I stood next to pond with a stick like a fishing rod from the age of 2.5 years old. By the time I wanted to go fishing, so on my third birthday we went fishing at a fishing park that became my second home for 5 years.
A little bit about my charateristics. I'm mostly quiet in class and after school I don't like to go to parties on weekends.
I'm very competitive in almost everything; mostly in tennis and other sports. I never give up at anything.
Every time I get on the tennis court, I come saying "no matter what, I won't give up", "I will win this match no matter what happens"
Another charateristic is that I never forget but I forgive.

My hobbies are fishing, tennis and learning general knowledge.

When I go fishing I feel like its the only thing in the word, nothing can move until the fishing is over.

Tennis is must for me. I play many hours a day, tennis is not only a physical game, tennis has a mental side that makes me almost mentaly unbeakable. I play in the top tounaments in the world.

I'm thankful for my parents and familly becuase they push me forward all the time, they support me. Like, after a bad match in tennis.
I also thankful to the game of tennis becuase it has changed my life. It makes me more disciplined becuase I want to get better and that maens to do what the coach tells me to.
Good health and happiness are what allowsme to do tennis, fishingand every thing that I like.

I think that the New York project is a very important for the communication between us in Israel and them in the USA. I happy that I can take park in that project.

I chose my tennis coach becuase I have a lot of hours with him I been on many flights with him. He would describe me as a hard worker who keeps going until everything is perfect. I can also be described as competative and someone who never gives up. He also describe me as a mental player that can win the match only from the mental side of the game

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Hi my name is Neta and I’m from Ra’anana Israel. If you ask me what my passion is I'm nt sure what to answer because I’m still trying to figure it out. I like helping people, I like animals, music and much more. It’s hard for me to decide what my one passion is. I hope I’ll figure it out soon.

My hobbies are going to Scouts and hiking. I like swimlming and I have been doing it for 9 years, but recently I stopped but I’m trying to get back into it.

I’m thankful for my friends, for the fact that they support me, and just let me into their lives and make me who I am. They listen to all my problems, and they know that I will always be there for them like they are for me. They trust me and all of this isn’t taken for granted.

I asked my friends how they would describe me and this is what they said; They said I am nice, funny and caring. I’m trust worthy and always there for them. I’m determine and sometimes annoying but they still love me. That why I’m so grateful for them.

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Hey! My name is Joshua. I was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 9/8/2004 and I made עלייה when I was four years old, today I speak 5 languages! passion is drama! Since I was a little boy I have always liked to play with my younger brother for my parents, And I always liked to make people laugh and happy! My first time on stage was when I was in third grade and I was really excited! After this performance I was not on stage for four years and in seventh grade I got the lead role of the school play and it was a dream come true for me! My favorite series is STAR WARS and my favorite character is Darth Lord Vader💪.When I have free time I'm usually chill and listen to music because music is relaxing. Also, I love to play with my cat. The first thing I'm thankful for is my family. I couldn't wish for a better family because my parents gave me the best education . They support me all the time! I'm thankful for the קב"ה that I have an amazing life! I'm excited for the New York Project because ill meet new friends from NYC. It's special to communicate through letters. I asked my friend Leshem how he would describe me and he said that I'm cool, funny , and I'm an understanding person.

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Hey, my name is Shani and I'm 15 years old. I was born in New York, Brooklyn. I'm really passionate about music and books (I'm a bit of a bookworm). My hobbies are writing (mostly mystery/comedy) and drawing manga. I'm thankful for my siblings, who are always there to cheer me up (even though they're annoying most of the time) I'm thankful for my parents, who always support me and I'm thankful for my friends who always stand by my side when I need them. I'm really excited about the New York project. I have a lot of friends from New York and Pennsylvania but I like to speak to new people. Everyone who's close to me (such as family and friends) describe me as unique and funny.

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Hey. My name is Noya. I was born in Israel. My passion is photography. Around the age of 10 I started to take pictures with my phone. I showed them to my dad and he realized that I'm pretty good at this so I started to learn photography professionally. I love photography because I can express myself through photos.
When have free time I'm usually chill and listen to music because music is relaxing and help me deal with pressure. Also, I love to take my dog, Toffee, for walks in the forest. We both love the fresh air and it's a great opportunity for me to take more photos.
The first thing I'm thankful for is my family. I couldn't wish for a better family. They support me and my dreams and we are very close to each other. I'm thankful for my friends, for my lovely dog and for every day in my life. Each day is a new opportunity to have a great experience with the people we love.
I'm excited for the New York Project because my dream is to travel to NYC (such an amazing city) and I think it's super cool that I'll have friends from New York. It's special to communicate through letters.
I asked my friend Mika how she would describe me and she said that I'm cool, I'm put a lot of effort in everything ( which is totally true) and I'm an understanding person.

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Hey there, my name is Mika and I’m passionate about learning. I know “what a dork”, so this is a warning. I am probably gonna drop some facts here and there. You should know that I am only interested in cool stuff, like did you know that the Amazon rainforests trees can control rain? I find that awesome.In my leisure time I like to draw/animate, watch YouTube/reed books and practice krav-maga. Since I was 3 years old I’ve been drawing, and I’ve gained a lot of practice. Animation is kind of a recent thing, I actually just made an animation for a bible project (never doing that again 😂, the night before the dew date I slept for only 4 hours to be able to finish it) so if you have a Hebrew keyboard you can look up “מות עלי ובניו” on YouTube(If you don’t get it it’s fine, it was meant for people who first of all want an interpretation and second of all speak Hebrew fluently)Finally, Krav-maga is such fun! I’m a yellow belt (second) and feeling much more confident walking in the street.The 3 things I’m thankful for are:My family and friends . 2. Steak. 3.My cats.I feel pretty good about the NY project, I was excited when I heard about it, I was thinking: What will they think of my bad spelling mistakes? How broken will they’re Hebrew be? Will it be funny?Hopefully I’ll find a friend, or just someone that can recommend me some good tours in “The Big Apple” (why is that it’s nickname?).People who know me would probably say I’m: ‘artsy’, curios, goofy and energetic.Thank you for reading my profile,Mika.

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Hey there, my name is Mika and I’m passionate about learning. I know “what a dork”, so this is a warning. I am probably gonna drop some facts here and there. You should know that I am only interested in cool stuff, like did you know that the Amazon rainforests trees can control rain? I find that awesome.In my leisure time I like to draw/animate, watch YouTube/reed books and practice krav-maga. Since I was 3 years old I’ve been drawing, and I’ve gained a lot of practice. Animation is kind of a recent thing, I actually just made an animation for a bible project (never doing that again 😂, the night before the dew date I slept for only 4 hours to be able to finish it) so if you have a Hebrew keyboard you can look up “מות עלי ובניו” on YouTube(If you don’t get it it’s fine, it was meant for people who first of all want an interpretation and second of all speak Hebrew fluently)Finally, Krav-maga is such fun! I’m a yellow belt (second) and feeling much more confident walking in the street.The 3 things I’m thankful for are:My family and friends . 2. Steak. 3.My cats.I feel pretty good about the NY project, I was excited when I heard about it, I was thinking: What will they think of my bad spelling mistakes? How broken will they’re Hebrew be? Will it be funny?Hopefully I’ll find a friend, or just someone that can recommend me some good tours in “The Big Apple” (why is that it’s nickname?).People who know me would probably say I’m: ‘artsy’, curios, goofy and energetic.Thank you for reading my profile,Mika.

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Hi, my name is Noa and I am14 years old. I was born In Ra'anana, Israel. My birthday is on the 9th of June, 2004.
My passion is dancing. I hope you know what I mean. Even when I am tired I have the strength to go to the studio. There are some days that I finish school at 4:30 and I really don't want to dance, but I take a deep breath, and go to the studio. I feel satisfied after training. Dancing is such an amazing hobby.

I have a lot of hobbies. I can tell you one of them. One is swimming. I really love the feel of the water and It is very relaxing.
The last one is writing. I love to spill my feeling on paper, I love doing that, it makes me feel special.

I am thankful for 3 important things: the first one is for my family. They are my life and they do lots f good stuff for me.
The second thing is my friends. They are with me all the time and if I have a bad day they support me  and helping me to move on. The last thing is my perfectionism. I love doing things the best as possible and it make me feel strong an confident.

The project we are working on now willhelp us establish relationships with kids across the world. In addition, I think it wll improve our  English a lot. I I am glad that we have a oppottunity to do activities like this one.

My closest friends will tell you that I am a prefectionist and competitive. In addition, they think I am cute and helpful, I also think that because ot these qualities they want to be around me.

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Hi, my name is Carmel and I'm from Raanana, Israel. My birthday is May 6th 2004.I have 3 siblings and a dog, I love animals but I love my dog the most.My passions are raising my dog and do sports this is the 2 things I love.My leisure time hobbies are doing athletics, watching Netflix and play with my dog. I love doing athletics because I love sports and my brothers does it too so I love being with them and watching them.My favorite TV show on Netflix is- The Good Place, but in Israel the second season hasn't came out and I want to watch it.I'm thankful for my friends and family because they always take care of me, they'll always be there for me no matter what and I love them so much.I feel so happy about the New York project because NY Is my favorite place, I've been there a few times and I fell In love with the place. I went to Manhattan and I saw the lion king show, It was amazing.I think someone close to me would describe me as a funny person who loves animals and a caring friend.

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Hi, my name is Carmel and I'm from Raanana, Israel. My birthday is May 6th 2004.I have 3 siblings and a dog, I love animals but I love my dog the most.My passions are raising my dog and do sports this is the 2 things I love.My leisure time hobbies are doing athletics, watching Netflix and play with my dog. I love doing athletics because I love sports and my brothers does it too so I love being with them and watching them.My favorite TV show on Netflix is- The Good Place, but in Israel the second season hasn't came out and I want to watch it.I'm thankful for my friends and family because they always take care of me, they'll always be there for me no matter what and I love them so much.I feel so happy about the New York project because NY Is my favorite place, I've been there a few times and I fell In love with the place. I went to Manhattan and I saw the lion king show, It was amazing.I think someone close to me would describe me as a funny person who loves animals and a caring friend.

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Hi, how are you? :)
my name is Yael, and I was born in 4/12/2003 in Israel. I have many passions in my life, but I think my biggest one is listening to music, especially songs that I love. I think music is so beautiful, and it can totally change your mood. Sometimes after a bad day, I just wanna listen to a nice song.
In my life, I love to do many things. When I have a free time or after school, I love to act, dance and have fun with my friends. About acting, I have loved this from my youngest years. I always used to do shows for my family and friends, so my parents enrolled me in an acting class. About the dance, I danced ballet from age 3, but I stopped after few years. Now, I dance Flamenco. which is Spanish dancing. I love this. The last thing I wrote about - having fun with my friends: i love my friends so much and i have fun being with them all the time.

The 3 things I'm thankful for are my family, my friends and my dog. Those things are super important to me, and are a very big part in
my life. First, I'm thankful to my amazing family who's always next to me, supporting me and helping me with everything I need. I feel so lucky because my mother, father and my little sister are so funny and it's always nice to be next to them. The second thing is my friends. As I said before, I appreciate them so much, and i know they will be next to me and support me in any situation. They accept me just as I am, which is something I really admire. The third thing is my dog. I adopted her about a year ago, after my dog Poli unfortunately passed away. I felt so bad about Poli and I was so sad because I loved her so much. The dog I have now calls Angel, and she's just like that :). She's mix and she's something I walk up to everyday and say thank you for.
In this question, I was asked to write about my feelings about this project. I'm very excited and am very much looking forward to it, because I think this is a great opportunity to meet new people that I'm sure would be nice. Plus, I love New York and I think this city is so beautiful !

How my friends discribe me? I'm not really sure, and I can only guess. I think my friends would say I'm someone who will listen to you anytime and anywhere, someone who will try to help you as much as possible and someone funny who love to have fun.

Thanks for reading my friendship profile,
Yael

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Hello my name is Elia, my birthday is on the 13th December. My passion is theater. I think this is a great way to express myself.

In my leisure time I like to get on stage.
I also like spending time with friends- because I have the funniest and weird friends.
Netflix- I’ts à passion since childhood I love cinema,movies especially fiction and Netflix it is a site where I can find many of my favorite movies.

I’m thankful for my cat because she’s the funniest.
I’m thankful for my Dad because he’s very kind.
I’m thankful for my room that’s look stupid but I have a pretty big room.

I asked my friend to describe me and he said these things: I’m very smart and sarcastic, he also said that I was nice he probably said that because he had no inspiration. and in general my friends\family said that I have good values and I’m persevering .Haha.

The New York project look very fun. Talking and learning about people looks like a nice idea.