I think I am starting to see perceptions I see that I do love israel eventhough it has taught me some hard lessons but they were lessons that I needed to see sometimes life must break you in order to grow you I love how the people care about each other in times of need how people smile at you on the street how old israeli grandmothers will treat you as their own how we treat each other as family for good or bad how life is authentic here and how we don't bullsht each other life is refreshing crazy and intense here and there are things that I hate and that things that I can't stand but there are also so many beautiful things here how people love their family here how there are so many animals here how we live in a beautiful country with so many beautiful beaches towns rivers streams nature spots and laughter of chidren sparkling throughout the air. How walking down the street I hear arabic hebrew russian and sometimes english as well. How despite how the world portays us we work together in peace and especially where I live in Israel we all live in peace how in times of trouble we get together to protest we don't just stand by and allow things to go on, how we are so strong how we hold each other when we cry, how we care about one another how we yell at each other one minute and the next we are laughing together! This is my home Israel and Palestine.