The happy traveler(s)

Leave your home, your family, your job, your school, and your friends, and become a happy traveler!

When I was leaving to France, people told me that this trip was an opportunity to be whoever I want to be. And I guess I interpreted that to mean I could be somebody else for a year, and nobody would know I was pretending. But now I understand what they meant. It’s not that you get the opportunity to be something different, but you get to me exactly who you are - With no exterior influences. I don’t have to be more “manly” to fit into my job or more “responsible” around people I respect. I can just be!!

Steph and I work amazingly well traveling together. Because neither of us ever know what we are looking for, and we always find something amazing!

I saw my Aunt and Uncle this past weekend in Spain. What an incredible opportunity! They are on a 5 month voyage around the world, and they just happened to be in Spain last weekend.
Steph and I found tickets through Ryanair for 50 euro return!

( I would defiantly use Ryanair again even if we were herded like cattle, and the plane was 3 hours delayed… it was only 50 freaking euros!)

I am so inspired by my Aunt and Uncle, not only are they traveling around the world, they are also bringing their 3 sons with them so they can experience it together. The boys are just as excited as their parents. And it was so great to see what the boys were interested in.

We spent all of Saturday in the town of Girona, which is a small city in the Catalonia area. There is a beautiful cathedral there, possibly my favorite one so far. The ceiling is incredibly tall and it is decorated in many forms of Spanish art. There was a garden surrounded by tombs beside the cathedral that had a very peaceful but eerie ambiance. After that we drank some wine, then some more, and then decided to watch some local jazz band perform in the town center- it was awesome! Grandpa would be pleased.

The next day was a beach day. So Steph and I took the bus to the beach and we met our family there. The country side was beautiful, with the Pyrenees in the distance and the colorful and lush shrubbery… It was better than I could imagine! We ate paella and drank chardonnay on the beach, while beautiful Spanish men walk by and served us our drinks. I couldn’t stop smiling! Ah I love it here! Haha

The plane ride home was really interesting. Because of the strike in France (the 3rd one since I came here) Our flight was delayed for 3 hours. But the Pyrenees were incredible to fly over. Stunning black mountains… I’ve never seen anything like it. But when we flew into France it was super cloudy and the fog made it really difficult to land. Finally we made it back home to France, and I was so happy to see my host family again!

My next adventure is my birthday party this weekend! I think there will be around 20 or 30 people attending. So I have some work to do with my French. But I’m getting there, and I’m enjoying the process!

My plan for the future is to continue to do what makes me happy, to discover new things that can improve my life, to learn languages and to listen to my intuition, because so far that works really well!