FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 59

A 

year ago, if 
someone had told 
me I would be 
studying civil engineering 
and playing soccer at 
Lawrence Technological 
University (LTU), it would 
have been hard for me to 
believe. 
 When I first saw LTU’s 
campus, I was shocked by 
the amazing architecture. 
Additionally, the stadium 
where I get to play soccer is 
absolutely breathtaking. 
My hometown, Alfe 
Menashe, Israel, is a small 
and modest town with 
8,000 citizens. I played 
most of my youth soccer on 
the Hapoel Hod Hasharon 

team. Hod Hasharon is a 
nice city that has better-
than-average facilities. 
Today, I feel proud and 
privileged to play in a 
stadium with seating for 
2,300 fans. Although I 
have only completed one 
semester so far, it still feels 
unreal knowing that some 
of the high-level adult 
soccer teams in Israel play 
in stadiums that are the 
same size as the one at LTU. 
My second semester 
started recently, and I am 
ecstatic about working 
toward my degree in civil 
engineering and playing 
soccer with the good 
friends that I have made. 

My experience as a student 
athlete at Lawrence 
Technological University.

An Israeli 
at LTU

Noam Nedivi jewish@edu writer

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