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What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever found (and kept)?

Back in 2000, I travelled with my family to Martinique. This is a Caribbean island not far from Venezuela and Saint Lucie, belonging to France.

This wasn’t just a fun trip but rather a journey to track our roots because my grandfather originates there.

Martinique is a tropical island with beautiful, natural sandy beaches. One morning, we went to La Plage des Salines, one of the most popular beaches on the island.

As I stepped into the water, I felt something with my feet. I had stepped on a sharp object. I pulled it out of the water and saw a big, perfect shell in white and light brown colours.

I tried to find more, similar shells, unsuccessfully.

I still have that shell. I haven’t been to Martinique since then, but the shell reminds me of the island.

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Name the most expensive personal item you’ve ever purchased (not your home or car).

I’ve always been an Apple fan, ever since I started studying Visual Communications, in the early 2000s.

As a student, I owned an iBook and, later on, a 15-inch PowerBook G4 (which became obsolete because it had a faulty hard drive). But I had my eyes on the, then next generation PowerBook. It was so sleek and sexy.

Around 2008, when I worked as a graphic designer in the news department, I came across an ad for a 17-inch PowerBook. I met the agent in a café in Tel Aviv where I bought it from him.

I don’t remember how much, but at least $1,000, and it was second-hand. I was so excited that I forgot to take the sandwich I had ordered.

I really worked that laptop to the limit. I’d used it for the following 4 or 5 years, took it with me to England, and it served me well.

There was one problem, though – the WiFi connection was… not great, and didn’t work from a long range. Either the seller didn’t know about it, misled me, or the issue occurred later. I never fixed it, and now this computer is mot so functional. But boy, did I love it…

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Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met?

I don’t usually follow celebrities. I mean, there are famous people from different fields I appreciate, like Elon Musk, Suzanne Vega and Pedro Almodóvar.

But I always remind myself that everyone, no matter how famous, successful, wealthy, stunning, or smart, is a human being. With feelings, emotions, weaknesses, desires, anger… Everyone likes to simply wear flip-flops, pop into the grocery store, and grab some bread, even if you’re Wonder Woman and one of the best-looking girks in Israel, right?

Now understand – although she spends most of her time in California, Gal Gadot must be the most famous woman in Israel, where she originates.

That’s why I was surprised to see Gal wearing jeans and casual sneakers, with her spouse and kids, in a playground near Jaffa.

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I didn’t recognise her. My wife did. My first reaction was: “Oh really, it’s her?”

And then we went on with our day. Her children played not far from ours. And she was just like the girl next door. Someone did try to photograph her in secret. I just enjoyed seeing her acting as a human being, breathing the same oxygen, eating the same food as us mortals.

And I was left with that great feeling for the rest of the day. I was relieved…

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Is there an age or year of your life you would re-live?

Yes, certainly.

I miss my years as a student. I studied visual communication in Ramat Gan (Israel). I was in my early 20s, and although the courses were very demanding and stressful for me, I miss those four years back in the early 2000s.

Why?

Because I was single (most of the time) and met two of my best friends (unfortunately, we’re not in contact now, but this may change) at college. We used to hang around together, and we also worked together as a team.

I could do crazy things – for example, a friend would call telling me to be ready in 15 minutes. I’d then change my shirt, and we’d go out to a bar.

I also miss being in my 20s, knowing that I still have another twenty years before hitting forty.