@timesofisrael: Hannah Pasternak-Shames always knew she wanted to live in Israel. So shortly after arriving, she decided to walk it from root to tip. For two months, Pasternak-Shames hiked the Israel National Trail, crossing mountains and desert, forests and fields from Eilat northward. For Pasternak-Shames, walking the land was the beginning of learning how to tell its story.