Students who study abroad in a war-torn part of the world are probably crazy.

But they're about as heroic as college students can get.

Rachel Hughson and Hannah Goodman are Judaic studies juniors who have chosen to spend their entire junior years in Israel. For those who have not been keeping up with CNN, or the Nation/World page of the Wildcat, Israel is probably one of the most unsafe places on Earth right now. Fighting with Palestine has increased sharply, and peace seems to be nowhere in sight.