Marquis de Sand

February 7, 2010 - 8:16 PM by Jessica

I know, I’ve been writing about my various nieces and nephews a lot, but hey, they’re doing interesting things in their twentysomething-year-old lives of seeking and searching their future selves.

Today’s pick is nephew Adin, brother of Noa of storm chasing and army officer fame. Adin is something of an iconoclast, a lover of anything geographical, a traveler, happily living at home post-army and recent Africa travels, trying to figure out what his future holds.

And during this in-between period of his life, he and his friend, Shai, have become expert sand castle builders. You see, even in the rainy Israeli winter you can expect warm days, days that are warm enough for hanging out on the beach, just a short 45-minute drive from Jerusalem. So Shai the university student and Adin the soon-to-be student, have been spending a lot of time honing their sand-building skills on the Israeli shores, building fantastical structures that pay attention to the smallest details.

We, the family, got wind of this the other night while watching a video of Adin’s trip to Africa last summer. Of course, being his aunt, uncle, parents and grandmother, our reaction was, “Adin, you could use these skills to become an architect or an engineer!” I wouldn’t say our comments fell on deaf ears, but Adin kept his counsel to himself.

In the meantime, I’m sharing some of his creations with you, dear readers, and if you have any ideas about where Adin can share his sandcastle creations, or what he could do with such skills, pass ‘em on. I’ll be discreet.

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