https://zamirshatz.com/2026/06/16/in-somalia-we-stopped-to-distribute-medical-supplies-and-i-went-to-see-an-abandoned-village-after-a-civil-war/Zamir Shatz en2026-06-16T12:44:24+00:00In Somalia, we stopped to distribute medical supplies, and I went to see an abandoned village after a civil warhttps://zamirshatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/d791d7a1d795d79ed79cd799d794-d7a2d7a6d7a8d7a0d795-d79cd797d79cd7a7-d7a6d799d795d793-d7a8d7a4d795d790d799-d795d790d7a0d799-d794d79cd79bd7aad799-d79cd7a8d790d795d7aa-d79bd7a4d7a8-d7a0d798d.jpg?w=150https://zamirshatz.com/2026/06/16/in-the-indian-ocean-off-the-coast-of-somalia-i-was-pulled-from-the-water-onto-a-red-cross-ship-and-i-felt-like-i-had-been-given-a-chance-to-give-back-of-myself-for-a-change/Zamir Shatz en2026-06-16T12:43:09+00:00In the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia, I was pulled from the water onto a Red Cross ship, and I felt like I had been given a chance to give back of myself, for a changehttps://zamirshatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/d791d790d795d7a7d799d799d790d7a0d795d7a1-d794d794d795d793d799-d79ed795d79c-d797d795d7a4d799-d7a1d795d79ed79cd799d794-d79ed7a9d795-d790d795d7aad799-d79ed794d79ed799d79d-d79cd790d7a0d799d7.jpg?w=150https://zamirshatz.com/2026/06/16/in-socotra-i-hitched-a-ride-on-a-passing-yacht-on-its-way-to-south-africa/Zamir Shatz en2026-06-16T12:41:36+00:00In Socotra, I hitched a ride on a passing yacht on its way to South Africahttps://zamirshatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/d791d7a1d795d7a7d795d798d7a8d794-d7aad7a4d7a1d7aad799-d798d7a8d790d79ed7a4-d7a2d79c-d799d790d79bd798d794-d797d795d79cd7a4d7aa-d791d793d7a8d79a-d79cd793d7a8d795d79d-d790d7a4d7a8d799d7a7d7.jpg?w=150https://zamirshatz.com/2026/06/16/in-socotra-there-were-no-wars-no-armed-militias-and-certainly-no-shooting-seven-month-old-babies-in-the-head/Zamir Shatz en2026-06-16T12:40:23+00:00In Socotra, there were no wars, no armed militias, and certainly no shooting seven-month-old babies in the headhttps://zamirshatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/d791d7a1d795d7a7d795d798d7a8d794-d7a7d7a8d790d7a0d795-d79cd7a8d797d79d-d7aad7a8d7a0d792d795d79cd7aa-d794d7a4d7a8d7a2d795d7a0d799d79d-d79cd790-d799d795d793d7a2-d79cd79ed794.jpg?w=150https://zamirshatz.com/2026/06/16/in-socotra-i-didnt-miss-yemen-but-i-did-miss-my-dog-billy/Zamir Shatz en2026-06-16T12:38:40+00:00In Socotra, I didn’t miss Yemen, but I did miss my dog Billyhttps://zamirshatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/d791d7a1d795d7a7d795d798d7a8d794-d79cd790-d794d7aad792d7a2d792d7aad799-d79cd7aad799d79ed79f-d790d791d79c-d79bd79f-d794d7aad792d7a2d792d7a2d7aad799-d79cd79bd79cd791-d7a9d79cd799-d791d799d.jpg?w=150https://zamirshatz.com/2026/06/16/in-socotra-i-lay-on-a-lounge-chair-and-a-waiter-earning-a-dollar-a-day-served-me-a-glass-of-a-rare-animals-blood-on-ice/Zamir Shatz en2026-06-16T12:36:42+00:00In Socotra, I lay on a lounge chair, and a waiter earning a dollar a day served me a glass of a rare animal’s blood on icehttps://zamirshatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/d791d7a1d795d7a7d795d798d7a8d794-d7a9d79bd791d7aad799-d7a2d79c-d79bd799d7a1d790-d799d79d-d795d79ed79cd7a6d7a8-d7a9d79ed7a7d791d79c-d793d795d79cd7a8-d79cd799d795d79d-d794d792d799d7a9-d79c.jpg?w=150https://zamirshatz.com/2026/06/16/in-socotra-underneath-an-endemic-bottle-tree-we-saw-a-giant-tortoise-that-knew-how-to-whistle/Zamir Shatz en2026-06-16T12:35:16+00:00In Socotra, underneath an endemic bottle tree, we saw a giant tortoise that knew how to whistlehttps://zamirshatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/d791d7a1d795d7a7d795d798d7a8d794-d79ed7aad797d7aa-d7a2d7a5-d791d7a7d791d795d7a7-d790d7a0d793d79ed799-d7a8d790d799d7a0d795-d7a6d791-d7a2d7a0d7a7-d7a9d799d795d793d7a2-d79cd7a9d7a8d795d7a7.jpg?w=150https://zamirshatz.com/2026/06/16/in-socotra-every-morning-under-the-dragons-blood-tree-bella-did-push-ups/Zamir Shatz en2026-06-16T12:33:48+00:00In Socotra, every morning under the Dragon’s Blood Tree, Bella did push-upshttps://zamirshatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/d791d7a1d795d7a7d795d798d7a8d794-d79bd79c-d791d795d7a7d7a8-d79ed7aad797d7aa-d79cd7a2d7a5-d793d79d-d794d793d7a8d7a7d795d79f-d791d79cd794-d7a2d7a9d7aad794-d7a9d79bd799d791d795d7aa-d7a9d79e.jpg?w=150https://zamirshatz.com/2026/06/16/in-socotra-on-vacation-the-first-thing-we-did-was-jump-into-the-water-my-brother-barak-jumped-first-and-i-followed-him/Zamir Shatz en2026-06-16T12:32:03+00:00In Socotra, on vacation, the first thing we did was jump into the water; my brother Barak jumped first, and I followed himhttps://zamirshatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/d791d7a1d795d7a7d795d798d7a8d794-d791d797d795d7a4d7a9d794-d793d791d7a8-d7a8d790d7a9d795d79f-d7a7d7a4d7a6d7a0d795-d79cd79ed799d79d-d790d797-d7a9d79cd799-d791d7a8d7a7-d7a7d7a4d7a5-d7a8d790.jpg?w=150https://zamirshatz.com/2026/06/16/in-yemen-every-year-we-went-on-vacation-to-socotra-islandi-will-continue-telling-about-it-tomorrow/Zamir Shatz en2026-06-16T12:30:41+00:00In Yemen, every year we went on vacation to Socotra Island(I will continue telling about it tomorrow)https://zamirshatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/d791d7aad799d79ed79f-d799d7a6d790d7a0d795-d79bd79c-d7a9d7a0d794-d79cd797d795d7a4d7a9d794-d791d790d799-d7a1d795d7a7d795d798d7a8d794.jpg?w=150https://zamirshatz.com/2026/06/16/in-yemen-we-also-had-prickly-pears-and-we-called-them-sabr/Zamir Shatz en2026-06-16T12:29:28+00:00In Yemen, we also had prickly pears, and we called them Sabrhttps://zamirshatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/d791d7aad799d79ed79f-d794d799d794-d79cd7a0d795-d792d79d-d7a6d791d7a8-d795d7a7d7a8d790d7a0d795-d79cd795-d7a1d791d7a8.jpg?w=150https://zamirshatz.com/2026/06/16/in-yemen-i-didnt-keep-shabbat/Zamir Shatz en2026-06-16T12:27:50+00:00In Yemen, I didn’t keep Shabbathttps://zamirshatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/d791d7aad799d79ed79f-d79cd790-d7a9d79ed7a8d7aad799-d7a9d791d7aa.jpg?w=150https://zamirshatz.com/2026/06/16/in-yemen-i-lived-inside-a-dog/Zamir Shatz en2026-06-16T12:25:57+00:00In Yemen, I lived inside a doghttps://zamirshatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/d791d7aad799d79ed79f-d792d7a8d7aad799-d791d7aad795d79a-d79bd79cd791.jpg?w=150