Life Through Her Eyes: 34

                                                                         How was your week? 

Would you like to know about mine? 

On Monday, my love got called into an investigation by the IDF, two of my friends in Gaza had to reallocate, and I had a migraine 

On Tuesday, my aunt died of cancer, my last surviving coworker from Gaza was killed, my father had a health scare due to sadness, and my friend in Egypt wished to be dead. 

On Wednesday, my love broke up with me and went into hiding, and my contact at work got suspended. 

On Thursday, I couldn’t sleep at all, my friend told me that being friends with me has taken a toll on her due to how depressive I’ve been and she asked for space, also, my car broke down 

On Friday, my two friends who relocated in Gaza on Monday got killed, one of my friends migrated, I fell in the bath, and my father had to be taken to the ER 

On Saturday, I went back to work without a contract, a gun was pointed at me, my laptop broke down, and my car was still being fixed 

On Sunday, we buried my aunt, I had no money in my wallet, and my friend in Gaza called to say goodbye 

All that was happening when, Gaza got bombarded three times in three different areas, causing mass destruction, over 100 kills, and humanitarian aid was forbidden entrance to Gaza. 

All my personal individual suffering does not equal watching my people die of hunger or watching an elderly man barely able to walk, hearing the hurt and pain in his voice, and seeing the frustration in his eyes. 

So now please, tell me about your week, and how hard it's been!

About the Author

Rand is a 26-year-old Palestinian. She is the youngest of four children; she finished her undergraduate studies at Bir Zeit University, Ramallah, Palestine. During her university years, Rand grew more interested in the humanitarian structure and the Palestinian cause from a humanitarian point of view. Through volunteering and networking, Rand received many pieces of training in crisis management, and emergency navigation, as well as, humanitarian structure, signature, and localization allowing her to employ her knowledge in her career and as a volunteer with many local and international humanitarian organizations. Moreover, Rand is a very expressive artistic person who attempts to share her human experience through pen and brush. She is captivated by sunsets and Palestinian beauty.

All photos in the series are by Rand.