The other day I scanned the hostel common area here in Tel-Aviv and came across a familiar face. It was the legend John Lennon. Surely this couldn't be true but I swore it was. I did a quadruple take swaying my head back and forth questioning my eyes and if I was in the right reality... This 20 something-year-old young adult looked exactly like Mr. Lennons doppelganger. While a doppelganger does refer to a living look-a-like of a fellow human lets just pretend the unfortunate shooting in New York on December 8th, 1980 didn't happen. Daniel, the young doppelganger, literally blew my mind with how much he looked liked him. His facial features, hair, clothing style (generally speaking) and most importantly his glasses were right on "Q" with The Beatles lead song writer himself. This conglomeration was just too much for me so I had to introduce myself and ask him about it.
It wasn't until the next day I got a chance to say anything. At this time it was only noon and I politely asked him..
Me : "Has anyone told you, you look like John Lennon from the Beatles?"
Daniel(aka John Lennon) : "Yeah this is the 3rd time I have heard it today."
Me : "Well that pretty much sums it up that you hear it a lot."
Now this hostel in Tel-Aviv, where I'm currently volunteering at, has a very social environment and holds upward of 70 people so getting multiple comments on the look-a-like-ness isn't a huge surprise but 3 people before noon is crazy! Even further proves how much they're twins.
Aside form Daniels identical looks to John he was an amazing listener and had a great sense of people around him. I thoroughly enjoyed my time hanging with him whether it was a simple conversation or a night out for drinks. One other fun fact about Daniel is he currently lives in the New York City on the EXACT street John Lennon lived on as well. That's just crazy weird.
Here are some photos below to prove that the second coming of John Lennon really did stay at Florentine Backpackers Hostel!
It wasn't until the next day I got a chance to say anything. At this time it was only noon and I politely asked him..
Me : "Has anyone told you, you look like John Lennon from the Beatles?"
Daniel(aka John Lennon) : "Yeah this is the 3rd time I have heard it today."
Me : "Well that pretty much sums it up that you hear it a lot."
Now this hostel in Tel-Aviv, where I'm currently volunteering at, has a very social environment and holds upward of 70 people so getting multiple comments on the look-a-like-ness isn't a huge surprise but 3 people before noon is crazy! Even further proves how much they're twins.
Aside form Daniels identical looks to John he was an amazing listener and had a great sense of people around him. I thoroughly enjoyed my time hanging with him whether it was a simple conversation or a night out for drinks. One other fun fact about Daniel is he currently lives in the New York City on the EXACT street John Lennon lived on as well. That's just crazy weird.
Here are some photos below to prove that the second coming of John Lennon really did stay at Florentine Backpackers Hostel!
This photo is actually a photo of a photo but the original was done on a traditional polaroid camera and it turned out amazing!
Basic snap and shoot camera photo of Daniel and myself
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