When I turned eighteen I gave all my possessions to my friends and left everything behind. I gave up the idea of ever having a girlfriend or that I would even see my family or friends again. I left for Israel in order to find myself and the meaning of life. This turned into a nine-year expedition around the globe.

I ransacked libraries, spent freakishly long hours in meditation, learned Hebrew, became an ascetic, spent a night in the Pyramid, and studied everything I could get my hands on. I delved into philosophy, physics, theology, psychology, and hypnotism. I couldn’t stop until I found out what life was made of, and who God was. The more I learned in life, the harder it became to find answers. Eventually we have to tread where there is no path and the higher the mountain you climb, the farther you can see, but remember that it is very lonely at the top. Some of the places I have passed through since than include:

Austria, Belgium, China, Czech republic, Dubai, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hawaii, Hungry, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kashmir, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, Sinai, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand.

My first destination was a three week layover in Rome before my arrival in Israel. When I got to the Basilica of St. Peter, the biggest church in the world, I was awestruck and taken back by its vast size. An immense crowd of people gathered there, and everyone appeared overjoyed as they entered the building through this towering monumental door called the “Holy door”. I asked somebody about this and learned that it was the Jubilee year, wherein this Holy door is opened only on special occasions and symbolizes the remission of debts as you pass through it. However, it was more than absolution of debts for me; it was the beginning of a Journey.