‘Strange how life goes on elsewhere’

So here I am, posting from Canada, after the longest flight ever. Jetlag not stopping me, computers that are not my own, or a headache...

Waking up in a hotel room in Toronto was very different from waking up back home. For one thing, no sirens. Walking around outside occasionally hearing fire trucks in the distance, the sounds are similar but nobody runs for cover. I’ve been here a few days now and the only time I’ve heard anything about Israel was in a 30-second blip on the news following one about the heat. “The Heat” is 28c, which is pretty much standard in Israel but apparently warrants a warning in Canada.

It’s a strange sensation, how life goes on unaffected elsewhere, I think I really got used to the state of affairs in the last two weeks. Going to see fireworks made me think about it again, is this shell shock or am I being... dramatic?