Meira bat Erachaim was born and raised in South Africa, went to university in the United States, and lived and worked in China before settling in Israel. She has worked as a helicopter pilot, documentary filmmaker, English teacher, and is currently a casualty extraction and medical evacuation combat support officer with the Israeli Air Force. In her spare time she climbs mountains, swims naked and irritates her mother.Her first published book, Letters To Friends, received high praise from the five people who read it. Her second book, Fortnight in the Philippines, details her search and rescue mission in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.