Annie and Eyal in “A Girl Like You”

So you said medical school? Did you finish?

No.

What happened?

In 2002 my family needed me and so I took a leave of absence. Never went back.

Doctor Lavin has a nice ring to it.

You're my mother.

Did you ever think of going back?

No. It's different in Israel. Our ambitions are about life, living well, not our careers.

What about having both?

See, that's very American. Life takes you where it takes you. You can only do so much, sometimes none at all. History taught us that.

Don't fight the current? Is that it?

Or swim with it. Instead of fighting, live your life. The current may know something you don't.