Dear friend,
On the 31st of July, I will leave Paris, France and i have to say that i am left with dread. I am quite content with my life. Having a small suitcase, meeting new people, not worrying about anyone but myself, having my little space, learning a new language and enjoying the differences in sites and cultures. I have traveled great parts of the U.S., Canada and in part Europe and most of the times by myself, I have to say that, i don't mind spending some time away from my family and my love. Although i love them dearly, the travel bug is at full force and it doesn't help that i am not afraid to travel by myself. I miss this. I like the independence and the what ifs that everyday brings. What i like most is the sense of freedom from your everyday life responsibilities and struggles. However, work inevitably comes as well as responsibilities and the need to return to the routine is unavoidable. Although, i am still here in Paris, i have to admit, is very different from my last experience. Last time, i felt like i couldn't fit in and caught the interest of a guy that showed me the wonders of Paris. Now, i feel like i fit in, made new friends, met new people that have made this journey unique but i have realized that time changes everything and you can't expect to re-live the same memories as if time stopped. The two years away from here have changed me greatly and I have a different view of what I see. I understand things differently now and I just want to say that although traveling can be the most rewarding experience, it can also be the biggest melancholy that one can ever feel. To live with that feeling is the most difficult part because, even for a brief moment, you must part with a little piece of your heart. That is why traveling changes us but I wouldn't stop traveling because everytime i do, i always receive something even more and learn something more that i believe can only be learned at certain moments, in certain ways, with certain people in certain places. I want to keep traveling. I want to keep traveling. Just please understand that I just want to keep traveling. Parting is a sweet sorrow in both directions but as the saying goes:"home is were the heart is". My heart will always want to travel but it knows that the end destination is always home.
