I have arrived in this place with great hopes for a new life. I did not stay long and my hopes were readjusted, yet in my short visit I have fallen in love with the woods nearby. I was accustomed to fear bears but in here I was told that nearly in all forest I will not encounter one. I was relieved to find this and started to explore the place.
Suhl is a quiet place with a lot of green places. Some people come here to just relax and visit Oberschönau, a place where olimpic sports happen every year. The Thuringian forests are beautiful. I loved the vibe of the place.
I was lucky to be in full season of berries. So I was actually the little bear eating all of the delicious treats that the forest had to offer. There will never be a better taste than the one that you get from a freshly picked fruit in the forest. It just is the epitome of greatness. And there is a sort of satisfaction that I can’t explain when you pick it with your own hands.
I had visited the forest when I felt happy, sad, lonely, lost and powerful. I always came back stronger. I was happy to see some horses and deers while roaming around the place. I adored the foggy mornings. At the start I was a bit afraid to go so early in a forest and all alone. I knew no german and no one could come to my rescue in case something happened. Now that I look back I realize how much courage I possess, in the sense of going into the unknown without any fear, or knowledge of it, that something wrong could happen. It never occured to me that a forest could be a menacing place, on the contrary, I have always sought solace and healing in it.
The forest feels like the marsupial pouch I am never too busy to return to. I feel a deep connection with it and it amazes me as I am a woman born and raised in the urban jungle. But since I was a child I felt discomfort at the idea of me having to live between four walls.
I liked the view over the city of Suhl that I could have in the forest. I also like that there were benches put in the forest so any tourist could gather their thoughts.
I often put some good treats in my backpack and enjoy my daily walk. I could also practice my photography by trying to catch the atmosphere of the forest. Somehow it always feels like the reality could never be caught on camera as it evokes something in your soul that you can’t print on paper…
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