Are you out of your mind?

Well, five months, uhmm, not really a short trip. My level of enthusiasm is rapidly changing. When I switch off the fact, that five months can feel reeeeally long, and I only envision the many adventures I’ll have, I simply forget to worry. Life appears to be fun, I can’t stop smiling and others’ concern is just a faded background noise. There are other days, when I only see what can go wrong and have a detailed image of all the hardship I will have. Obviously this is totally stupid. Do I really trouble myself about an imaginary situation?

The reaction of my family and friends is similarly bipolar. They are either fans of the idea or super-worried about it. I was postponing the day when I share the plans with my parents, as I simply didn’t want to argue with them. I took a deep breath, counted to three and shared my plan with them, and however they do not understand it, but they accept it and they support me. Since then I don’t worry much about what others think. In the calm and centered moments of the preparations – believe me, there are not too many – I am totally sure: this is my path, I cannot do anything else and I don’t even want to.