Hey, here we go...

... excuse me for the "hafirot"- I don't know otherwise... ;-)

11 Facts:

 1) I am the oldest of four girls. We are four sisters. When we were little, I hated them. I was an only child until I was seven and then all three of them came one after the other. Today, we are best friends and I love them to death.

2) I have three children- two boys (13 and 11 years old) and one princess (three years old).

3) I am a hopeless girly girl.  My favorite color is purple and now- when I finally have a daughter (Thank God) we go crazy with the butterflies, the pink and the glitter. It makes my guys (husband and boys) sick, but they're helpless.

4) I am a fat mama trapped in a relatively small body. I love food especially pastry and chocolate- cakes, cookies and more!!!

5) I once owned a pizza place. It was our recipe and it was amazing!!! I love pizza and never got sick of eating it. I know how to make pizza only with large amounts of dough. I don't make pizza at home because I simply don't know the correct quantities for a small pizza…

6) I grew up in New Jersey from the age of three till I was ten years old. There, I learned to read and write in English and Hebrew before first grade.

7) I dream of traveling around the world, I love learning about the history of different places and cultures.

8) I am afraid of the dark. Seriously… I have a major phobia of seeing things in the dark. There has to be a light on when I go to sleep if not, I will probably die.

9) I have a bachelor's degree in psychology. I started a master's degree in criminology in the Hebrew University. After one semester of an average of 92, I quit. I felt that I'm not really interested in criminology, what interested me was having a masters degree from H.U. because it sounds good…When I realized this, I took a break a year to figure out what I really want to do when I grow up (even though I was already 30 years old).

10) I have an afro. I hate it. Ever since I remember myself I have had issues with my hair. I spend lots of money trying to restrain it using chemicals, heat and what not. I still wish I would wake up one day with straight long hair. It's all my Yemen fathers' fault who gave me his afro hair genes!!!

11) I volunteered in the women council where I live in order to raise awareness for domestic violence and battered women. After experiencing a terrible marriage and going through an empowerment process which helped me get out of this vicious cycle, I now tell my story in order to inspire other women who might be in a situation which they don't see a way out of. I share my story in different ways- by writing about it and talking to women about my experience, about how violence wears various masks and more.    

Answers:

. What is the craziest thing you've ever done?

I got married- twice!

2. What did you do for your last birthday?

Spa, a good massage and good food

 3. What is your perfect pizza?

I love pizza!!!!! Can eat it every day… My favorite is pizza margarita,  

4.  Do you play video games? if so, what are they? If not, why?

No I don't. Why? My boys play video games all day and I can't stand it. I don't get it either.

 5.  If you can have 3 wishes to the world, and not yourself, what would they be?

World peace

End the hunger

Protect all living creatures

Blah blah blah

(I feel in a beauty pageant)

6.  What was your first job ever?

I worked as a seller in the jeans department in the Mashbir, a million years ago, before going to the army in 1999.

 7.  What was the happiest moment of your life?

As any mother would answer- when I gave birth to my children, three children- endless joy (They drive me crazy but I love them…)  

8.  What has been your biggest challenge?

My biggest challenge in life was getting out of a destructive marriage with two little children and leaving my first husband who was violent physically, verbally and mentally. It wasn't easy, very frightening and took a lot of mental preparation. When I finally got the guts and left, it felt as if a tumor was removed out of me.

9.  What one thing that should be taught in school that isn't already?

I think children should be given tools to deal with life. They should not only be taught subjects that they then are tested on. They should be taught to love themselves, appreciate themselves, respect themselves and others, learn to accept differences, self awareness and all those things that can help create mentally healthy adults that will run this world in the future. Oh yeah…

10.  What is your favorite movie and why?

O.k. That’s a hard question. I love movies of all kind and watch many. I don't have one favorite. But, I can say that movies that 'stay' with me are definitely movies that give me a new perspective on my own life.

11.  Tell me a secret?

Jjgdj mggkd kkjd Kcnhdk Ghh kjhfjf btghg!!!

Shshshshs… Don't tell anyone! 

 Questions:

1) If you could travel back in time, "when" would you go?

2) What animal are you?

3) Who is the person who influenced you most in life?

4) Nice quiet evening at home or partying out all night?

5) If you had a day to yourself once a month what would be your schedule?

6) Where would you live if not in Israel, why there?

7) If you didn't have to work a day in your life, where would you volunteer every day instead?

8) How do you like your steak- rare, medium or well done???

9) Why did you decide on becoming an educator/ teacher?

10) In spirit- are you old and wise or young and innocent?

11) What are the three most important things in your life (not specific people)?

Shiran- you're tagged!!!