As I was a very small child when I lived in Boston for only the first four years of my life, I have only a few memories. My friend, Hagit, was my teacher in day care/preschool, and she is one of the only people outside of my family who I remember very well. She was a big influence in my very early childhood years as she took a great care of me while my mom was working part time, and my dad was still in medical school. I did not only see her at school, but I also went to her house quite a few times and played with her daughters who are close in my age. She and her family came to Atlanta two years after we moved from Boston to see us. Shortly after she visited me in Atlanta, she and her family moved to Israel. So, the last time I saw her was when I was six years old. Now, fourteen years later, the Birthright Israel Program did not only give me a gift to see the country, but also to see my friend and to hear some of my wonderful childhood stories.