"if you could read my mind...what a tale my thoughts could tell..." ~gordon lightfoot

making fools of ourselves

Madonna would be so proud of us!
Enjoy(for a limited time)!
p.s. I am the one to the far left and the girl next to me is my sister.

Having come back from Europe recently, I cannot help but sit and contemplate the main differences between the old continent and the new. I have come down to one main conclusion: America and its people seriously suffer from the obsession of “seize”. Seize, as in having the biggest cars, buildings, houses, malls, supermarkets, roads, paychecks, beds, and even clothes & purses. I know my conclusion is probably shared by a myriad of other people who have walked both the new and the old land, but it’s so ridiculously true. That’s it. I just thought I would share this thought with the world.

June 4th, 2007

"She said she usually cried at least once each day not because she was sad, but because the world was so beautiful & life was so short." Brian Andreas

Monday, June 4th, 2007
...I am on a slow moving bus aproximately 3 hours away from Athens, 4 hrs away from Ioannina, and some many more hours from Tirana (final destination). The past two weeks have been beautiful in the full meaning of the word. I realize that people today use the word beautiful more rarely, and even when they do use it, it's for mundane things such as clothing or the like. I closely relate the word beautiful with two things, nature and people, and we have been blessed by both so far.

More then ever I realize how important adventure is in my life. The health of my body and soul depend on it. Somewhere along the way you begin to change. You gain a deeper understanding, a new perspective, and a more aware state of mind. The eyes begin to thank you about the beauty that you are allowing them to see, and the soul is appreciative of the stories that it so much needed to hear.

It’s been a dream out here. The beaches with their changing skies and the crystal clear water, the ancient sites with so much history, the mountains with the endless greenery, and ohhh the sunsets… This change of scenery has done me plenty of good.

Images from my vacation.

Shot from the sky, flight to Frankfurt

Delphi, Greece Sunio, Greece
Tirana, Albania
Tirana, Albania
Butrint, Albania
Meteora, Greece Meteora, Greece

I am back in town...

I realised I had been gone for too long when I started missing Florida, and the whole concept of home. At the same time I could not help but feel the funk of not wanting to return. Some time during the course of this trip I began to feel homeless as I would wake up in a different environment almost every morning. Next, I experienced a feeling of not belonging anywhere, a feeling of confusion which eventually is transformed into a feeling of belonging, belonging in many places all at the same time.

I don't know where to begin. During my stay in Greece and Albania I visited some truly beautiful places and met amazing people. I have recharged my battery and come back changed, full of positive energy. There are three suitcases floating randomly around my living room, along with miss-matched shoes and numerous clothing articles.

It's good to be back but I must confess that I am already dreaming of another escape.
...more to come