Its Been a Minute, Hasn't It?
I can't believe I am doing this. I am updating my livejounal! After a -read it- 1 year and 3 month hiatus. Why now? Why this moment? It is hard to explain, but I suppose it would be fair to chalk it up to pure nostalgic indulgence. Why update an almost entirely abandoned online diary that I have had no contact with in over a year? Maybe a year from now I will think about my livejournaling days and come here to read these words and ponder my life at THIS exact moment. !!!
At this EXACT moment, I am sitting in bed after an illness that has stretched on for a quite unwelcome amount of time. Just a cold, but it really has me feeling run down! I haven't been sick since I left Brazil in July... so I suppose I can't complain too much. And hey, speaking of Brazil, it appears that last I updated... over a year ago.... I said I had my sights set on South America. Funny how setting your sights upon some distant dreamy goal can bring that dreamy goal into reality. Because indeed, I DID make it to South America. I made it all the way to Brazil! I lived and studied there for a little over four months this year and it was by far one of the most incredible experiences I have ever had in my entire life. I think about my time in Brazil everyday. I miss that country so much! I miss Florianopolis, the island I lived one, as though it were a lost lover. I miss the smell of my neighborhood in Lagoa da Conceicao, like flowers and perfume. I miss the long bus rides into Centro, the thrill of navigating through the simplest of directions from the motoristas. I miss all of my friends, Rosa and her incredible energy. I miss speaking in Portuguese every day. I miss the sandwiches!! Today I was nearly brought to tears, seriously, reminiscing with Ana, my Brazilian teletandam language exchange partner, about the wonderful lanches in Brazil. Sandwiches natural! Sandwiche du atum! Sandwich com legumes e soja! Meu deus, o que eu nao vou dar por um sandwiche brasilero justo agora!? Oh Brazil, my heart longs for you. Meu corecao tem nada mas saudades pra voce!
Really, the important thing to bare in mind here is that I will be returning to Brazil. I haven't quite figured out my plan... but there is a plan awaiting my discovery. I will be going back to live in Florianopolis for awhile. And it may be very soon! I am graduating in less than two weeks. In fact... my god. I am graduating from college in exactly 8 days! In 8 days I will no longer be a student, but rather an individual entity with opportunities abound. The common thing, I have found, to ask a soon-to-be college graduate is, "so what are your plans?" My plans? Well... as I sort of indicated before... my plans have yet to take a concrete shape. However, loosely, my plans involve returning to Brazil, learning Spanish, and living in either... Chile, Columbia, Peru, or Argentina. Of course, it is fair to say that I am incredibly open to whatever thrilling opportunities that may present themselves. I just know, with one hundred percent certainty, that I will be returning to South America at some point in the next year. The details are soon to be worked out.
And as far as life right now? Well... as I like to remind all of my coworkers, constantly, I am a single barista, always looking to meet new and interesting people. Tyler and I parted ways soon after my return from Brazil and since then the majority of my time has been equally divided between my research project on the negative health impacts of industrial agricultural methods in the US and abroad, pattering around my house, and unleashing my inner salsa dancing demon! I have become entirely, completely, body, mind, and soul, involved with salsa. I love salsa dancing in a way that I have never loved anything before. When I go out salsa dancing, I feel freed, lifted, and one with my every joyful desire. Salsa dancing is such an incredible, optimistic, mind-blowingly beautiful activity!! I should be salsa dancing right now...
But alas. My body needs healing that can only be afforded through rest. And so. That is what I must now do. I dont know when we will meet again, dearest livejournal. However, something tells me this time won't be the last.
O Floripa! Ainda comigo...
At this EXACT moment, I am sitting in bed after an illness that has stretched on for a quite unwelcome amount of time. Just a cold, but it really has me feeling run down! I haven't been sick since I left Brazil in July... so I suppose I can't complain too much. And hey, speaking of Brazil, it appears that last I updated... over a year ago.... I said I had my sights set on South America. Funny how setting your sights upon some distant dreamy goal can bring that dreamy goal into reality. Because indeed, I DID make it to South America. I made it all the way to Brazil! I lived and studied there for a little over four months this year and it was by far one of the most incredible experiences I have ever had in my entire life. I think about my time in Brazil everyday. I miss that country so much! I miss Florianopolis, the island I lived one, as though it were a lost lover. I miss the smell of my neighborhood in Lagoa da Conceicao, like flowers and perfume. I miss the long bus rides into Centro, the thrill of navigating through the simplest of directions from the motoristas. I miss all of my friends, Rosa and her incredible energy. I miss speaking in Portuguese every day. I miss the sandwiches!! Today I was nearly brought to tears, seriously, reminiscing with Ana, my Brazilian teletandam language exchange partner, about the wonderful lanches in Brazil. Sandwiches natural! Sandwiche du atum! Sandwich com legumes e soja! Meu deus, o que eu nao vou dar por um sandwiche brasilero justo agora!? Oh Brazil, my heart longs for you. Meu corecao tem nada mas saudades pra voce!
Really, the important thing to bare in mind here is that I will be returning to Brazil. I haven't quite figured out my plan... but there is a plan awaiting my discovery. I will be going back to live in Florianopolis for awhile. And it may be very soon! I am graduating in less than two weeks. In fact... my god. I am graduating from college in exactly 8 days! In 8 days I will no longer be a student, but rather an individual entity with opportunities abound. The common thing, I have found, to ask a soon-to-be college graduate is, "so what are your plans?" My plans? Well... as I sort of indicated before... my plans have yet to take a concrete shape. However, loosely, my plans involve returning to Brazil, learning Spanish, and living in either... Chile, Columbia, Peru, or Argentina. Of course, it is fair to say that I am incredibly open to whatever thrilling opportunities that may present themselves. I just know, with one hundred percent certainty, that I will be returning to South America at some point in the next year. The details are soon to be worked out.
And as far as life right now? Well... as I like to remind all of my coworkers, constantly, I am a single barista, always looking to meet new and interesting people. Tyler and I parted ways soon after my return from Brazil and since then the majority of my time has been equally divided between my research project on the negative health impacts of industrial agricultural methods in the US and abroad, pattering around my house, and unleashing my inner salsa dancing demon! I have become entirely, completely, body, mind, and soul, involved with salsa. I love salsa dancing in a way that I have never loved anything before. When I go out salsa dancing, I feel freed, lifted, and one with my every joyful desire. Salsa dancing is such an incredible, optimistic, mind-blowingly beautiful activity!! I should be salsa dancing right now...
But alas. My body needs healing that can only be afforded through rest. And so. That is what I must now do. I dont know when we will meet again, dearest livejournal. However, something tells me this time won't be the last.
O Floripa! Ainda comigo...