so i was a bit cranky when we arrived in madrid.
also, trying to travel with someone who seems disinterested in the exploration and simply not enjoying one's self is frustrating and depressing.
after paris, gina hasn't been too keen on the rest of the trip.
she's been dealing with heat exhaustion, exhaustion, missing her boyfriend, being homesick...
and im sure she has her own qualms about traveling with her big sister who wants to
see everything, do everything, eat everything (actually she fully participates willingly in the eating part. there's that, at least.)....
luckily, the less attractive qualities of this particular travel have been soothed by new friendly faces and sound-bite conversations: who? where? why? when? how? seriously? no way?!
another awesome aspect of traveling: meeting people!
theres
-jackie, a UVM [benny, represent] grad who studied blood clotting and dropped by barcelona after a blood clotting conference in amsterdam
-abby from Australia, traveling alone
-3 [good lookin'] aussie friends traveling all over europe for 4 months, a hiatus from university
-anna, from brazil, now working at the barcelona hostel with eriky, a french dude with a hip-hop edge
-a father traveling alone scoping out spots he could eventually retire to after sending his son and daughter back home from their travels together in israel
-a handsomely rugged brazilian who pilots hot air balloons all over europe and festivals, living on a diet of beer and olives
-pedro and his maestro, street performers, have played concerts all over europe on their cimbalom
-and others...
im still loving it.
i love being in a new place.
i feel expansive...
curious, jolted, hungry, satisfied, enchanted, found, excited, connected, self-sufficient.
and then...
disoriented, exhausted, nervous, violated, lonely, helpless, lost, etc....
i feel all those things too.
these feelings, derived from fear, serve more as a "compass" as mastin kipp of the daily love puts it.
and its showing me where i am and where i can choose to go.
i can either choose to stay in this state or i can choose to move out of it and onto something that serves myself and others in a loving way.
it makes sense to me.
this human experience is all inclusive.
expansive, enveloping all there is.
im listening to alexi murdoch while i write this and his song, "shine" comes on...
the lyrics...
"well I didn't come here
looking for a soul
and I'm tired of watching dust
collecting on a bowl
I'm a spirit trying to be human
I'm just a spirit trying to be human"
looking for a soul
and I'm tired of watching dust
collecting on a bowl
I'm a spirit trying to be human
I'm just a spirit trying to be human"
...catch my attention and i have to stop typing to just listen.
it's all happening perfectly.
everything is happening perfectly.
right, liam? ;)
before departing for madrid we are at 'brunch&cake'
both the brunch and the cake were "satisfying" as gina put it.
my warm apple salad with poached eggs accompanied by a strawberry/brie/caramelized onion sandy
tapas...
starting with iberico ham and traditional spanish omelette
the iberico ham didn't live up to the hype...
and the mushroom risotto was pretty bueno
nearly half-moon.
did you see the same moon tonight?
view from our hostel.
tomorrow is another day, eh?
more living to be done.
more shredding to be done [in the words of allison :)].
more taking responsibility for own happiness...
im ready.
bring it.
besos, loves.
xx
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