Welcome to the birth of Gypsy's Bang! In the upcoming months, you will probably witness the 'big bangs' of this gypsy who is increasing the pace of her moving around, expanding the latitudes and pumping up the excitement of this journey. How Big those Bangs are, will depend on my exposure to experiences, my discipline in reflecting and in continuing with this blog, and of course, on your inputs, on our connection.
What are my plans? February: Buddhist Monastery in USA for about a week. March: India, at an unorthodox, non-religious ashram. I am not a Buddhist or a Hindu; I am 100% Western. After that…. stay tuned! (I have honestly no idea at this moment).
Warning!: if you are expecting to get a typical travelers’ journal, sorry you are in the wrong site. If you are expecting to see pictures of touristy spots around the world, sorry you are in the wrong site. If you are expecting to read detailed journal of what is ‘hot and sexy’ in the places I visit, sorry you are in the wrong site. The spirit of this blog is to share experiences with you, highlights of my weeks and/or events that inspire me to reflect. I can tell you that my mantra during this year is that I do not want to be city-hopping (or village-hopping), and I would actually prefer to stay away of cities. I would like to stay at places I visit for at least about a month.
Why am I starting a blog? For 3 main reasons, some practical, some altruistic, some sheer selfish:
a- I love to write. I have been writing for many years. People who have read my writings enjoyed them and have encouraged me to continue. I have always been sought as ‘the writer’ in most situations in life: from student life at all ages, to work and everyday family & friends life.
b- I am embarking soon in a tremendously exciting 'chapter' of this book that is called 'my sabbatical'. Yes, I have started a sabbatical year and the best is yet to come. My friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances have asked to stay in touch, to tell them about my adventures, to send pictures, to even write a journal. Having this blog is probably the most practical way to accomplish this and keep them all happy.
c- Many of these people, if not all, when they learnt about my sabbatical draft plans, said: “Oh, I envy you (but you know, the ‘good’ envy)!”, “Oh, I wish I could do that! But I cannot because of work / family / obligations / financial constraints”, “Oh, I wish I could have done that at your age! Everyone should do this at some point in their lives, ideally around your age!” “Oh, I wish I could do that, but I cannot. I admire your boldness and bravery. I wish I had them.” So, to all those people who would have liked to be my shadow in this long trip, I cannot bring them with me, but I can take to them my experiences, I can share with them the most relevant and meaningful aspects of these months. Maybe I can transform their regret and ‘good envy’ (?) in joy, awakening, or pleasure. And also, believe me my joy is greater when I can share those precious scarce good moments with others!
Thanks for stopping by, and I hope we meet at this spot again soon!
Coming soon... just until the true excitement starts:
- Why a “gypsy”?
- Who is this ‘gypsy’ really?
- Who said the adventure has not started? I am in my native Argentina after 3 years of not visiting… what does it feel like? What are my perceptions?
- It seems there is little planning… why?
- Why staying so long in all places?
