Week One letter responding to an image of Tel Aviv

Dear Mom and Dad, 

I’m writing to you to tell you all about this photo that I saw, that is so beautiful and is thought-provoking too! The picture is of the beachfront in Tel Aviv, on the left is the ocean lining the beach of Tel Aviv. The way the beach and water line the city is curved, the shape that the water is in almost reminds me of the letter D. The water is a turquoise blue, that gets darker further left in the photo, as the water gets deeper and is a lighter shade of blue as it gets closer to the beach and the water is more shallow. The picture also shows the small white caps of the waves crashing near the beach. The sand looks soft and beautiful, and then behind the beach is the beautiful city of Tel Aviv. There are small buildings and tall buildings and the buildings in the distance are blurrier than the close ones. There is a crane for construction on one of the buildings as well. In the front of the picture is a palm tree, except you, can only see the leaves on top, not the entire trunk. The beach is more extensive closer to the photographer and gets more narrow further away. 

I find this photo to be a great depiction of the city of Tel Aviv; metropolitan, but also a beach town. Majority of the frame of the picture is taken up by the ocean, and the palm tree is one of the first things that catches my eye. I think this says a lot about the natural beauty that this city holds, and while things can feel very fast paced and city like, there is always a place to escape to. 

Something that also holds relevance to me is the crane — representing all the construction going on in this city right now. And while the development can be somewhat annoying, it is an indicator of how up and coming this city is and how much more it has to offer than what is here already. 

This photo makes me think. Particularly about the fact that Israel is such a young country. It is incredible to me how far this country has come, the international presence that it holds and how much it has to offer. A lot of the time when people think of Israel, they imagine our ancestors, and the desert or people living on a Kibbutz. Many people do not envision a built-up metropolitan city, that is home to countless start-ups and so much more. 

This photo is beautiful and holds a lot of meaning. 

I hope all is well back home, and that you guys get to see this view in person one day. 

Hugs, 

Dori