8.08.2012

the thing about traveling


The funny thing about traveling is, when every day routine and familiar surroundings and knowing-what-to-expect has all been stripped away, you are left with just the essence of your soul. Without distractions, you only have what's in front of you to fill you up and maybe break you down. And when you're sitting in front of the Eiffel Tower crying, futilely wiping away tears with the back of your hand as they fall faster, everything makes brutal sense and at the same time no sense at all. But the best thing about traveling is that, in the midst of the walking and the talking and the street lights blinking from green to yellow to red, you might just find yourself.

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10 comments:

  1. love this! that is most definitely the best thing about traveling :)

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  2. "you are left with just the essence of your soul".. Gorgeous!

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  3. I like to think that there are pieces of ourselves hidden in cities and nooks of the world -- it's our job to go and find them. And each time we travel, another piece will click into place.

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  4. wow. this makes me want to be a traveler. i've never been outside of canada (and even then i've only ever been in ontario or quebec). i supposed i have my whole life ahead of me to start.

    abbie /// xoxox

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  5. i'm going to live by this guide when i travel soon.

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  6. wow. this was breathtaking. xo

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  7. this is so true. it's like a new something is made free inside of you when you go to new places and see new things.

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  8. this is perfect, Carlotta. when I was in the Dominican Republic for two days it was crazy how much I learned about myself and about God.

    xoAnnaKate
    godlygirlz.blogspot.com

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