Hello Goodbye in Achinsk

For days I am on this train that brings me from Moscow to Beijing, the legendary Trans Mongolia Express, when I arrive in Achinsk. The train comes to a halt, but you never know for how long.

After a few days and nights in the train, you end up in a sleepy state of mind. It's hot in the train and I decide to stretch my legs. because the train is longer than the platform I can take this "stretching my legs" very literally: there still is at least one meter between the last step on the ladder of the carriage of the train and the ground.

Like other passengers I walk around a little bit. What I clearly see represents this train journey: people, happy or sad, start or end their journey. They step on the train or have arrived to their final destination.

They say goodbye or meet each other after a long time.

Life is about connecting, it is one of the basi human needs we have as human beings. And with connection I mean with each other, not with the strongest WIFI network.