“Loneliness is something many addicts deal with. In the end of the day they all want to belong somewhere, be a part of something. After working in the facility for a while, I decided to go back to school and learn about methods on how to be a better mentor. Now I’m able to coach them and try to help them getting their life back. Whenever I have a conversation with addicts, I always try to take them back to the person they used to be before they were addicted. I ask them about what they enjoyed doing as a child or what kind of dreams they had. I try to ask them the right questions so that we can make a plan. I don’t make the plan for them, I’m just there to ask the right questions.” (2/3)

“For 20 years I worked in a bar. When I turned 40 I realized I wanted to do something else with my life. I had very little self-confidence and I did not know what I was good at. I applied for all different kind of jobs, I even tried to become a flight attendant. A friend of mine was working at The Rainbow Group, a facility for homeless and addicts. He told me that there was a position open at the facility. I applied for the job as a coordinator and despite the fact that I had no experience, I got hired. I had no idea what to expect and the first two weeks I was in shock. At the facility people are allowed to use drugs. For the first time I saw people injecting heroin into their veins. After two weeks I felt more comfortable and I noticed that I managed to bond really well with the people in the facility. I wasn’t judging anything they were saying or doing and that’s why they trusted me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not the Dalai Lama. I have my opinions but I’m not bringing them with me to work.” (1/3)

“We have that kind of friendship where we can go to a party without consuming a single drop of alcohol and still have the time of our lives..”

“I swear I didn’t go swimming.. I just wanted to figure out wat exactly was happening at the bottom of the water..”

“A boy in my class brought a trimmer to school today and asked me if he could shave my head. He was kinda joking but I couldn’t find an argument why I shouldn’t do it.. so yeah.. here I am!”

“Ronja is my best friend. We promised each other that one day we will travel the world together. We want to start our journey in the nearest country, I don’t really know where the nearest country is. We love to clean things so we will travel and clean. People can pay us in candy. We will go anywhere.. we might even go to New York!”