Shir Katzenell and her son Erez. “I realised I was part of something big.”
Last year, Shir Katzenell made a drastic life change, leaving a prestigious job in the Israeli army to pursue a childhood dream: becoming a mermaid.
Ever since getting hooked on Disney’s The Little Mermaid as a kid, Katzenell confided, she has longed to turn into one. While her friends moved on, Katzenell’s enchantment with mermaids endured.
She fantasised about swimming underwater alongside fish in a 10-pound tail and sequined bikini. Then she actually gave it a try.
