A few months ago, we were invited to the wedding of a very dear couple. We were so excited to celebrate with them. As it turned out, the wedding was in France. It was early June, which marks the start of hurricane season. Most boats have already made their way to a hurricane-safe zone (in the east Caribbean most likely Grenada or ABC islands) and a few late bloomers like us are still lingering behind. We left the boat in Guadeloupe, assuming that even if there is an early hur

Five years ago today—on May 30, 2021—the kids, my mother, and I boarded a plane to meet Tomer, who was already waiting for us on board Deep Playa. The decision to completely change our lives happened in early 2020. Tomer found a potential boat in February, and we even chartered a similar model with dear friends in March, right before the whole world shut down. We were supposed to fly out together to see the actual boat and make our final decision. But the pandemic had other p

Raising kids on a boat, far from nationalism and religion, navigating challenges of freedom, identity, and belonging in a borderless world.

Raising kids on a boat, far from nationalism and religion, navigating challenges of freedom, identity, and belonging in a borderless world.

Our floating home gives us freedom, challenges, and a sense of community, but the weight of what’s happening in Israel still lingers.