My Journey

A young happily-married woman who is stuck with a boring job travels to Israel to participate in an archaeological dig. As time passes by, she learns more about the world around her, develops a new crush, and discovers her true calling while toiling for hours under the sun, organizing shards of ancient pottery, and translating an article on the Neanderthals. Soon enough, tensions in her marriage rise, and she must decide if she’s ready to sacrifice the comfortable and familiar path for the sake of her dream. Set in different parts of Israel and full of colorful sceneries, My Journey will find place in the hearts of world travelers, archaeology lovers, and young people who are figuring out their futures. Rebecca OConnor-Smith is married to the love of her life at twenty-six, but her office career leaves a lot to be desired. A former anthropology major, she secretly misses her university years. When she decides to volunteer for an archaeological dig in Ashkelon, Israel, she doesnt realize how much it will change her. Rebecca finds herself in a beautiful city surrounded by people who share her infatuation with the ancient world and develops a crush on a handsome Ph.D. student. Soon enough, political tensions strike the southern region, and her team is forced to seek safer alternatives. Rebecca ends up spending a week at the Albright Institute, a prominent research center in Jerusalem, translating a complicated article. The difficult task makes her feel accomplished for the first time in the longest while. Rebecca realizes she has always wanted to pursue archaeology professionally. However, following her dream wont be easy. When she reunites with her husband, Jason, after the dig, nothing is the same anymore. As tensions increase in her marriage, she begins to wonder if she can have the best of both worldsor if shell have to give up everything shes ever known to have what shes always wanted.