Last summer, Maya Haddad went on a class trip to the old city of Akko. The guide led the group through narrow streets, past old stone walls and busy market stalls full of spices, fish and sweets.
Near a stall that sold colorful lanterns, Maya stopped to take a photo. When she looked up, her class was gone. She ran to the end of the street, but there were three paths, and they all looked the same. Her heart began to beat fast. Her phone battery was very low, so she decided to save it.
Then Maya remembered something the guide had said that morning: "If you ever get lost, follow the sound of the sea." She closed her eyes and listened. Behind the noise of the market, she could hear the waves. She walked towards the sound, past an old mosque and down some stone steps, until she saw the blue water and the city walls.
There, she used her last bit of battery to send her teacher one short message: "I am at the sea wall." A few minutes later, Mr. Levi arrived, out of breath. "We were so worried!" he said. "How did you find the way?" Maya smiled. "I just listened," she answered. From that day on, she always stayed close to the group — but she never forgot the lesson of the sea.