Israel made me careless...

At home in New Jersey, when I walk through woods or places with clumps of trees, I'm very careful never to touch a single leaf. In Israel we went to several wooded places (especially the Dan Reserve), and there I happily blundered through the trees, brushing branches right and left, just as I had in my childhood.

Now I'm back in New Jersey, and I've grown careless. I often touch a few leaves as I pass between trees. I was so careful before, I never had to worry about Lyme Disease.