Draw your travels

I can't believe it has been more than a week since I came back from the Holy Land.I still miss it and want to go back there to see all the places I haven't seen yet.And trust me, 4 days is a ridiculously short amount of time to spend there. Why 4 days ,you ask? Firstly,I'm a student and secondly,I'm a student :) In other words,staying for a shorter amount of time means spending less money(at least it should) and I also went on this trip during the academic year(yes, I skip classes quite a lot-that's what happens when you don't like what you're studying) So,if you ever wanted to travel to Israel but thought "It's too expensive!" or "I'm gonna die in  a terrorist attack!" ,think again because none of it is true if you find a cheap flight and avoid eye contact with strange looking men on the street so you don't get unwanted attention (common sense,right?). I am of course writing this from a young woman's perspective, bu...

Hey guys!I've recently finished reading this book which I received as a prize from one of my ex-teachers.This is the first time I've ever read a book by an Israeli author. Goodreads says:" In this “extraordinary novel from a great and true voice of our time” (Washington Post), a teenage drug overdose throws a closely knit Negev Desert settlement into turmoil - and tests the limits of a precarious love affair. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Translated by Nicholas de Lange." I say:The book centers around the relationship between a 45 year old woman(Noa) and a 60 year old man(Teo) who live together in a small town in Israel in the middle of the desert :Tal Keidar.She is a teacher and one of her students,a shy 17 year old boy,dies of a drug overdose.The boy's father,who lives in Nigeria,comes back to Israel and askes Noa to open up a rehabilitation center in Tal Keidar in memory of his son.From now on the story focuses on the struggles Noa has to ...