While researching archived photos of my family’s village in Palestine, I found a photograph of a young boy on the website PalestineRemembered.com. This photograph speaks of our steadfast connection to the land, while examining the distortion of diaspora through the image projected on the pads of the cacti reflecting on each piece of the image now fragmented. The username associated with this photo was “فلسطينية وافتخر (Palestinian and Proud)” in 2009. Titled: “حلحول: سيبقى اطفال حلحول يرفع علم بلادهم عاليا شامخا فوق ارضهم “Halhul: The children of Halhul will continue to raise their country’s flag high above their land)”. One comment under the photo reads “انا من حلحول واكبر امنيه نفسي احققها اني اروح لحلحول لو حتى يوم يارررريت لو تتحقق هالامنيه بدور على صور لحلحول وبتحسر مناي ازور بلدي, (I am from Halhul, and my biggest wish that I can fulfill is to go to Halhul, if only for one day. I hope this wish comes true. I look for pictures of Halhul and regret that I [may not?] will visit my country.)” These quotes reflect the longing felt by many in the diaspora for our homeland we cannot reach.