Israel is a special, sacred place for billions of people around the world. Christians, Muslims and Jews all come to the place for its religious significance. And I? I mainly went to trace my family's footsteps, made in 1997 when my grandparents took everyone to the Holy Land. My trip was an amazing experience with some sharp edges. I think the best way to explain why is by showing you the spontaneous thoughts I had in...
Nappy rash is possibly the worst thing I experienced as a baby. Not that I have any conscious memories of it, but there's an experience I had as a baby in Israel's Dead Sea that planted itself so firmly in my brain that I still instinctively shy away from salt water. There's this hint of a memory of a burning sensation, connected to being immersed in water. My mom told me I'd screamed and cried when...
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