Oshrat

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Shalom Neveh Chana students. My name is Oshrat and I am a proud sophomore at The Frisch School in Paramus, NJ. Going to Frisch is an experience that I wouldn't trade for anything. Each morning as I wake up, I don't feel that feeling of dread to go to school, as most teenagers do. In fact, I go to school happy and enjoy the things I learn as well as my friends' company.

Being a fifteen year old, I enjoy doing things that most teenagers enjoy doing. I have fun when I go places like the mall or the movie theater with my friends. Two of my best friends happen to be in my english class, Leah and Jordana. Perhaps you'll get to know them better also. Although as of now I don't have a passion for reading, I am entertained by certain genres. I like books that have meaning and require deep thought. An example of a book such as this, is Little Bee, which we are reading for english class right now.

Genres of music that I enjoy listening to vary from english pop music to the hip hop of rappers such as Jay-Z, Usher, and Drake, to the Mizrachit style of music in modern day Israel. In fact, Moshe Peretz and Eyal Golan are the most popular artists on my iPod. With such a diverse taste in music, each genre speaks to me in a different way. Listening to english pop acts as a diversion for stress and any other pressure-related issue. While listening to rap and hip-hop makes me appreciate what I have, in regards to that of which the rapper says he or she is struggling with. The Mizrachit genre is my ultimate favorite. Besides having distinct beats, it helps me continue in my love for learning more of the hebrew language. I think of music as a sincere form of art, an art that speaks to the individuals listening to it. Whatever my mood, music is the medicine that heals me.

Many teenagers already have dreams set in stone, they know what it is that they would like to do in their lifetime. My mind is not yet made up. I am eager in finding my passion and pursuing to achieve it. A wise man once said, "Believe in your dreams and they may come true; believe in yourself and they will come true." To me this quote talks about something that is extremely important, following my dreams. To never give up, to persevere, and to do what it is that I set out to do, that is one of the most dear things to remember for me. So far in my life, there have been people that have told me that I can't do things, that the things are just not for me. This criticism strengthened me and forced me to try even harder to do whatever task was at hand at the time. A great modern fairy tale of our time, taught me not to "let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game" - A Cindarella Story.

I am excited about this integration project and about getting to know the students in Neveh Chana. Hopefully, we will build a strong bond that proves to connect teenage Jews in different parts of the world.