Ever since first hearing about blogs, I’ve had mixed feelings about writing one. For starters, there’s something about the word that never sat comfortable for me. At the same time, I wondered how I would ever find enough to write about- and would what I write really be of interest to others? On the other hand, I’ve long felt there was lots inside me that was longing to come to light.

Being someone who loves a challenge, when I saw Live your Legend‘s Start-A-Blog in 7 days Challenge, I felt drawn to jump in. So, here we go!

A bit about me

I live in Jerusalem, Israel, having moved here from Berkeley, California nearly 14 years ago. That sentence in itself calls for some explanation. As in what on earth made me want to leave a place that is surrounded by exquisite nature areas, has a moderate climate, and is thought to be the center of much innovation.

The short answer is that upon my first visit here in the cold, wet winter of 2000, I fell in love with the city and just felt as though this was my place. Two years later I gave up my backyard cottage apartment in Berkeley, packed up, and in the midst of an intifada that saw buses being blown up with too much regularity, I made this my new home.

So far my life’s journey has taken me from through many different lands, cultures, morés. The most noteworthy adventure for me has been internal. So while my experience has been colored by what’s outside, the different inner roads and paths that I’ve navigated are what has brought me to where I am today- and of course, to where I hope to travel in the days and years to come.