day 1 - departure delayed

Day 1

After realizing that my departure was going to be delayed for two days due to complications with some documents, and after a good awakening even with my morning grumpiness due to the delaying of the trip, I decided to take a last walk in the city that adopt me since I was about 12.

After making sure my documents were going to be ready on time, after all I don't want to risk another false departure and I'm more anxious than before to leave, I scrolled myself trough the city. In my newly acquired waking style, slow passed, observer and a open and friendly smile, I went from spot to spot with a different mind-set, it was my farewell walk.

Being a natural observer and curious person in my normal day by day life, I didn't found anything new that deserves being mentioned, everything is the same old city, besides all the old buildings and roads being reconstructed, after all 09 will be election year.

Strangely I seem to find a new refreshing and inspiring reason to continue my “goodbye city” tour.
Ok, this isn't by any means the city that never sleeps, and I'm not king of the hill, but my sensorial and emotional memory kicked in, they decided to get in touch with each other and congratulate me with pleasant memories of places and events I have experienced in my years living here. I'll leave hemingway the difficult task to describe the not so vibrant colours, the not so flourish smells and common tastes of the city.

Sweat memories of teenager loves, places were I have worked, stores that don't exist anymore, door steps were me and my friends had delivered some of the late night best jokes on earth... and it goes on and on. Every few steps and a head turn a new fresh smile pops to my face, people going by look at me with an inquirer look and even smile at my by sympathy. It is good to leave and realise that I have a history and a past in this small city. Some place I can return to and still feel that I belong somewhere.

To those that have been with me past few week's, and had listened to the repetitive answers following the repetitive questions about the reasons that catalysed my decision to travel, are thinking he is going insane, its a reality, he is definitively insane. “One day he says the city is to small, and lobbies are getting to him, a talk about wanting to find new grounds... tired of having chains...blah blah...”, it's a bit contradictory I have to agree, having a need to leave this place were I have so much of my history and feeling it is good to have a place to return to. But it is the truth.

Even not having second thoughts about going on this new adventure, I will miss “my” city.