Dear followers,
I received my first letter from Shira in Saturday's mail. It was super nice!!
Shira told me when she was 1.5 years old she was in a terrorist attack. She was on a bus in Jerusalem with her entire family at the time. We learned that she was hurt the most out of her 4 siblings. She lives with her siblings and mother in Jersulem.
Shira has injuries on her face, hand, and body. She is also blind in her left eye. Shira told me that she has a lot of shrapnel on her body and still has surgeries. This is why it took longer then I hoped to get a letter back.
Shira loves to play the violin and told me her family loves it when she plays and that she has two violins. She also likes to draw and jump rope and has a lot of friends in her neighborhood.
I'm very excited to meet Shira in person. Shira sounded very excited to see me as much as I'm excited to see her. She said she was very excited to see me in Israel and wanted to know the exact dates I'm coming so I can come to her Bat Mitzvah party. She hoped we would be best friends forever. Shira gave me her phone number and hopes I will call her soon..
Bye,
Samantha
