Wednesday, October 12, 2005

... in new languages, new cultures, and new friends ... in paperworks, confusions, frustrations, and well ... fun!! Ieper: Third Month

Welcome to Europe. Where children's merry-go-round plays "Fuck Me Like a Whore" as a background music and where Brussel's dark alleys and certain Germanic "lifestyle" could make New Orleans, Cancun, and even the walletjes look like some humble theme parks.

Where life is almost all about savoring (when you're not doing bureaucracy papers), and where "moral" stands for the culture of caring for the weak and the future generations and has less to do with sticking your nose in something none of your business.

Where I still struggle to answer the seemingly simple question: 'Where are you from?'

Someone once told me that "home is where your heart is". But my heart does not belong to a specific location or a specific person within a location. It is with the people, the experience, and the enjoyment of the things that I do. I don't really own a "home" that I crave to return to. But in many corners of this planet, I have someone who will gladly meet me in hour's notice.

This is my curse, my blessing, ... my life.

Some think that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, and some think that the grass is greenest on their side of the fence (hence a taller fence is needed). It's just hard to appreciate life until you walk on someone else's shoes, isn't it? But I've walked the footsteps of many strangers, and I've learned that there is no grass that is greener or greenest; they all simply have different shades of green.


... eastern Italian Alps: and the journey concludes ... for now.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

adi, i read this entry and I really relate to it. i haven't moved around as much as you have. However, from china, st louis, philly, hoboken (nj), and sydney australia, it's really difficult to figure out where home is. for me, it's especially hard to get a sense of "home" when all the furniture I own can be disassembled and
reassembled. (Thanks Ikea) Basically a new city every year for the last three years makes we want something more permanent. However, I want to find a place where I'll be happy and content to settle. I'm afraid I won't ever find this place.