I have the best friends and just want them to know how much I love and miss them!!!! And, of course, that goes for the incredible friends and family that I have in New York and the dirty jerz as well :)
Many people have asked me why I decided to travel alone, and why I decided to come to South America. This is a hard question to answer without feeling cliche. I think that the right answer is that I am traveling for the people I am meeting and human moments I am experiencing, not because of any grand vistas or pieces of architecture. I was starting to feel locked up in routine at home and was craving drama, romance, and heightened emotion. From what I had heard and read, South America is one of the best places in the world to get in touch with humanity because people are so open and expressive about their feelings, experiences, and love for life. And from what I´ve seen, they are members of their families and communities before they are single individuals. I am a headstrong American gal - nothing´s going to change that - and so I have struggled when expected to forsake my individualism for a group mentality. Even so, being a part of these group relationships has been incredibly enriching. As the only foreigner around, I feel like I have been let in on inner secrets that describe what makes South Americans so fulfilled, even though they don´t always have has many material riches as most Americans I know. They enjoy and love each other, far and wide. These experiences with people have confirmed, loud and clear, how incredible my own group dynamics are at home, and how lucky I am to have the faithful, loyal, insightful, stimulating, loving friends and family that I have. It will be such a gift to have you all back. xoxo
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