It’s been so long since I’ve written that I don’t even know how or where to begin. Some background—I foolishly left my last notebook in the Amalfi coast nine days ago and haven’t been able to buy a proper one since. But I’ve traveled and I’ve learned so much since then. I have had so many thoughts, realizations, and creative ticklings that I can’t possibly sum them up now so I suppose I will give you a top line of sorts.
I’m sitting in my hostel in Vienna feeling rather lousy and sad. But I shouldn’t be. We’ve just come off a wonderful time in Serbia and tomorrow Nora leaves to return to the US. I think I’m feeling sad because once again I’m saying goodbye to someone I really love and it certainly feels like the end of an era. We’ve all been traveling together for a solid month now. Nora has been such a welcomed and curious presence; a wonderful part of our trip.
I’m anxious yet excited to leave Europe in just 12 days. I have no doubt that SE Asia will be wonderful and life changing, but I feel slightly anxious… adaptable anxiety. I know I will see, experience, and learn so much about myself and the world.
Change is always a necessary and beautiful adjustment, just like leaving Europe.
As I sit in the bar of our hostel, it seems so natural that the Doors should be playing right now. I feel refreshed. I feel like I’ve once again learned what it’s all about. Naively, however, I know it’s not the end of my learning. So…. Without further ado, I’d like to present you/me a brief recap of some notable things that have occurred since I last put pen to page:
CROATIA
- Overpriced and just all right with plenty of creepy men
- Visited a war photography museum that was jarring to even begin to say the least. Not only did it check the way you live your own life, but it also helped me realize how I do not want to live a life that exists solely for myself. The world needs so much love and I want to love it to my own greatest capacity.
KOTOR, MONTENEGRO
- So brief but without a doubt one of the top five most beautiful places I’ve ever seen.
- So serene, delicate, and of course mind-blowingly beautiful. I miss swimming in those blue, blue waters surrounded by gorgeous, rocky mountains.
BELGRADE, SERBIA
- I love Serbia and I’m not sure of it’s the city or the time I had.
- It felt as debaucherous and degenerative as Budapest.
- Serbian people are great and tall and hilarious. We met an insane posse of British blokes—certainly a great time but never the less absolutely horrible individuals.
In closing, as my time in Europe draws to a seemingly premature close, I feel alright about myself and the world and my place in it. There’s still so much to learn, my dear divine soul.
Talk soon