2009 - The humpability factor

I experienced what it feels like to go full circle in one year. I started 2008 in Kerala and ended it there once again on a houseboat with a white skirt, vodka in hand, under the stars discussing philosophy. I found out that if you want to check your growth level, putting yourself in the same position, at the same place in a different timeframe is a pretty good way of doing this while studying your thought processes. I changed since December 2007. It’s a change that brought a smile to my face; I preferred my thoughts in December 2008. More than anything, this trip was about spending time with people who liked to do similar things, and laughing. And laughing is good, laughing is funnable.

2008 helped me achieve one of my biggest dreams. For the first time, I found myself below the equator, for the first time, I found myself traveling on my own for 2 months, for the first time I found out what it is to be a backpacker, for the first time, I attempted a tango, for the first time, I found out what it is to let go, for the first time I flirted and danced with depression (it’s a good thing that I’m no good at neither flirting nor dancing).

I went to South America. I saw Buenos Aires, the Glaciers, Machu Picchu, Arequipa, Los Uros, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador da Bahia, Chamanda Diamantina… among other places. I saw that it was possible to do something if you wanted it bad enough. One may need to make adjustments, but if one perseveres, one can still get the whole package that one wants. Patience, perseverance and will. Life is good.

I hope now, that my first blog in January 2010 will be one where I say, I have managed to create a 2009 where I am living independently, in a city that I love, I would have explored more places, I would have grown spiritually, I would continue to avail of the resources – monetary and otherwise – that I currently have, and above all, I would be experiencing love.

I am looking forward to 2009.

:)