What inspired you to be in front of a camera? 

It’s very tricky and risky to be captured in only one moment out of many other moments of life. It may also seem unnatural to communicate with a device that looks like one big eye. But being in front of the camera allows me to be present in the moment and enjoy it. This moment will stay forever because a picture will survive and it can speak out. So I want to look alive and influence if possible. It’s not about being pretty or the attention, but the opportunity for my soul to send a message out to the world.

You grew up in Morocco right? What was your upbringing like?

I was born in Israel actually but my grandparents came from Morocco. They brought with them the Moroccan Jewish culture which is rich in colors, tasty oriental food and a very stubborn character. My childhood was not a very easy one. We were a pretty much poor and struggling family. My parents and grandparents suffered from discrimination for being a north African Jewish. My parents didn’t get high education because they didn’t have the privilege for it, so they had to work in jobs like cleaning houses. I was ashamed and used to compare myself to others. I didn’t know how to express my feelings and therefore, I wasn’t very social because I didn’t want anyone to know the real me.

It influenced me as a kid because we always were on a quest to survive. But it also made me who I am and I am thankful for it. It took me some time to understand but now I am proud of my family and my parents for being strong people, I am proud of having the life I have and I want to know better my beautiful and unique origins.

What do you think is the best decision that your parents made regarding your upbringing?

My parents and grandparents taught me how to take care of myself at all times, being independent and not to take anything for granted. Being modest, sensitive and supportive to others and have perspective because no matter how bad you feel right now, there are others who deal with more difficult things and I need to appreciate everything I have.

“My parents and grandparents taught me how to take care of myself at all times, being independent and not to take anything for granted.”

Why did you choose to study psychology?

As a kid and a teenager my brain was a mess. My feeling, thoughts, fears and confusions were all over the place. Like everyone, I guess. I needed help, someone to listen to me, to understand me, someone I can relate to and that will help me figure out what the hell is going on. My parents got divorced when I was about 5 years old and I had so many unfortunate life events in my family and I didn’t have this person. I started to look for people who are like me, so I know that I wasn’t alone. I started to have interest in what others feel and how they deal with it, and wanted to help them if I can, be the person I needed but for others. So I’ve decided I want to study the science of the mind, if there is such a thing.

Tell us three of your favorite places in Israel:

The very green north part of the country.
Dead sea.
Tel Aviv streets.

How much time are you spending on instagram and co? And what do you think is the future of social media?

In the past year, I spend too much time on social media. I’m working on reducing it. Social media used to repel me before that. But somehow I got sucked into this allegedly perfect world of everyone. Social media harms your mental health, that’s for sure. We have to be very critical about what we see. And as modern people, we are not very good at being critical about what’s happening around us. We became passive. We should ask more big and important questions.
I’m afraid that in the future, we will have social media profiles, and that will be the main thing that will determine our personality. I also have to be positive and say that maybe it will be more balanced in the future and will bring people closer. I believe that social media has the potential to shut off the social fear we have. People will share their thoughts and creativeness, and will find others they can relate to, know other cultures and be motivated to get out of their box that contains the ” ultimate truth”.

What do you love most about your life and why?

I love the progress I am going through. I learn something new every day about myself and about the world. This ongoing progress makes me a better spouse. My communication with my boyfriend is getting deeper, stronger and more meaningful with every day passes. I love it because it brings me peace.

What makes you sad?

When people judge others without knowing their story and when good hearted people are being taken advantage of and treated like objects.

“We became passive. We should ask more big and important questions.”

What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?

I would love to take religion out of the equation, so it will stop dividing people into groups based on nothing really and make wars. I do believe that war is a natural thing for every species but we people fight for who’s story is the ultimate truth. And come on, there is no such thing just as there is as many realties as the number of people in the world. Each one of us has their own interpretation about life, and that is beautiful to me.

What movie character are you most like?

I think a combination of Satin from Mulan rouge, Bridget Jones and Mathilda from Leon. Satin because her life is a cage that she accepts, she both hates and loves her life, she seems very glamorous but inside she is broken. Like Bridget, nothing is perfect in her life and she deals with herself every day and make a fool of herself sometimes. Honestly, I think that if you’re not willing to be stupid you don’t deserve to be in love. And like Mathilda, in a young age she is strong and faces the hard facts of life.

Any questions we should have asked you?

What music artists influenced me the most or what part of my life takes my romantic relationship.