Stoned Immaculate

Blue Lagoon, Sinai, November 2018

I met the group of young Israelis at the border from Israel to Sinai. We travelled on the same Minibus towards Nuweiba and would stay together for the next three days until my departure from Dahab back to the border and home to Berlin.  

I must say, it was one of the most interesting experiences within the last couple of years of travelling i have had. As i adapted completely to life of early twenty year olds who had finished the army service not too long ago and find themselves at an important stage of decisions in their life or still suffering from the consequences of being a combat soldier, i felt blessed of being a witness in their search for own identity and desperate hunger for life. 

They smoked dope like chimneys, took LSD in the morning and went snorkelling in the Red Sea, talked nonstop and still enjoyed the stunning beauty of raw nature at the remote places they took me to. We stayed in different huts by the beach every night, sleeping all together as far as we could fit in the huts , run by the Bedouine family members living there.

I listened to their doubts, future plans, their idealistic view of life , their empathy for sharing and caring, politness and need for hugs, gave advice here and there, answered their questions about my adventurous life and , above all, gained friendship on the road no matter if you meet again or not. 

In big admiration for what they have gone through already, i enjoyed their group dynamic, their power and purity of soul. Will be delighted to receive them in Berlin one day. 

In memory of youth