reality vs media

When I lived in Israel, it was a very unstable time there. At least that's how the media would portray it - over and over. Images of war and disunity invaded the news. Showing no one was safe.

After I had lived in that city for one whole year, my mom prepared to come visit. All her friends back home told her it wasn't safe to come and visit. They warned her not to come. They tried to persuade her that staying in America was safer.

But, of course, she came. And there we were, sitting on the Mediterranean, sipping lemonade mixed with mint, eating fresh salads with feta, and soaking in the sun. Wondering what everyone was so concerned about...