“I want to travel but…” That´s how most people talk about their life-long dreams of traveling. There´s a big fat BUT at the end of the sentence. That but will kill your dreams, guaranteed. Don´t believe me? Go to ANY elderly home. Talk to people there, especially the ones about to die soon, you can kind of tell. The “but” disappeared now, however, there´s something different … [Read more...]
Life Out Of A Suitcase
Life Out Of A Suitcase (2min read time) Whenever I leave to go travel again, my friends and family usually say the same thing, in one way or another: “You´ve really got the guts. To just pack everything you have in a suitcase and go, that´s crazy.” But the reality is, I don´t have any more guts than the regular person. It´s a clear strategy, actually easier and … [Read more...]
On Feeling Deeply
Kaunas reopened the scar is my heart. It hurts like hell, there´s a numbing pain in my chest and it´s really hard to concentrate on writing. A part of me wants to run away and hide, a part of me doesn´t want to leave. Yet, under the numbing pain, there´s also a warm and cosy feeling. I revisited my old home. Two days were enough to bring back the full intensity of my Erasmus … [Read more...]
The Excitement of Flying
The Excitement of Flying Barcelona, Early September 2016, Late Night Kitchen Talk With A Friend “Where were you traveling again?” “So I´m flying to Slovenia, then London, then Lithuania or Paris and then back to Barcelona. But I don´t know man. I have mixed feelings. I kinda like staying at the one spot at the moment, so I don´t know how to feel about it.” “Oh yeah, you´re … [Read more...]
She Is Missing School!?
“I miss school. I know it sounds funny, but I fucking miss school.” That´s the first time I heard someone say that sentence. Just think about it for a second. Did you ever hear anyone say that? To give you a short background story, fast forward an hour or two before this magical sentence was uttered, I came to the La Barcelonetta beach, a friend was having a goodbye party. … [Read more...]