In this podcast, Noa and Aaron Bours dive into Aaron's Aliyah journey. Aaron introduces himself and shares his Aliyah experience, including serving as a lone soldier in the IDF and studying at IDC. We compare college life in Israel versus America, discuss serving in the IDF as lone soldiers, and reflect on the departure of friends post-Aliyah. Aaron also shares insights into his high-tech career before recounting his Oct 7th story of leaving a work conference to fight in reserves, where he was injured and lost several friends. Lastly, we explore Aaron's recovery and healing process as he looks ahead into being released from the hospital and going back to a sense of normalcy.