Vuelvo a las montañas vuelvo a los valles Vuelvo a ver lugares y a personas que no he visto en mucho tiempo Brazos abiertos, corazones abiertos Vuelvo a ríos y lagos vuelvo a bosques Vuelvo a mercados y calles llenos de risas y expresiones conocidas Familia elegida y de sangre Vuelvo a mi yo más…
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Coming home
Home to mountains home to valleys Home to places and people that I haven’t seen in a long time Open arms, open hearts Home to rivers and lakes home to forests Home to markets and streets full of laughter and the familiar slang Friends, family Home to my younger self home to old habits Home…
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Uff. Wow. What a year. Ups and downs and the world turned upside down. At the beginning of the year, in my post «Looking back», I wrote that I wanted to come to rest for a while. I didn’t know how soon that wish would actually come true. If 2019 was the year of travelling,…
Half-time
Over seven months have passed since I left. Seven months of departure, traveling, arrival, reunions, encounters, discoveries, living the life I’d mapped out for myself and being surprised by the unforeseen along the way. Now I’ve got approximately seven months left of my South America adventure. Barely two months of volunteering in Cusco and then…
Passers-through
«How long are you staying here for?» – Most people answer «one week», «two weeks», maybe «one month», maximum. When I tell them that I’m staying for more than half a year, I get surprised looks. Cusco is ever-changing. People come, people go. You constantly see new faces, hear new stories. For a brief moment, your path crosses other travellers’…
De vuelta en mi ciudad
Walking through the city that was once my home for half a year. Shiny skyscrapers, flecks of green, the majestic Cordillera rising just beyond the metropolis. The constant traffic, the calls of the numerous street vendors. Taking one of the rickety old «micros», soaking up the sweat of whoever sat on the same spot before….