Sydney Peterson is a Masa Israel Teaching Fellow in Be’er Sheva, where she serves as an English teaching assistant in a local elementary school. Outside the classroom, she seizes every opportunity for adventures in Israel and around the world. She loves searching for street art, immersing herself in new cultures and eating her way through new cities.
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