What's not to remember about my March? I went totally idle (from EDI) for a couple of days, not because I am sick nor was I emotionally drained (too much of that from 2017), but because "the beast from the east" (which is said to return again soon!) rattled the country I am at and definitely redefined my plans for the start of the month. End of February, I took a train to London with hopes of seeing a friend as I embark on another "learning day" for a PhD workshop. Although my friend and I had quite an "exciting" weather, we still pushed with a stroll along the Regent's Canal till we reached Camden. London did have that quirky vibe there, a knack of the extraordinary twist every time you visit it. It was a good start of the trip, till the snow went unbearable for two days, leaving me no other choice but to stay in London not just for the weekend, but for the whole birthday week. I cannot say I loved this year's birthday, although people who were there for me during that week were really the sweetest people in the planet (Twy and her flatmates, Jaja, etc.) and they made it extra special by making it bearable despite of the crazy changes to my plans. I also managed to score some nice tickets to several London-based attractions - Harry Potter being the best choice for that "what will I do now!" weekend; and Aladdin as a good musical haul thanks to Jaja's theatre ticket-finding skills. I also tried two health and wellness classes thanks to the sudden-flatmates : Aerial Yoga and Reformer Pilates. Overall, sooooo many "firsts" for the first week of my favorite month! I have more to say about this week (which I gladly ended with a "Walking Streets" Summit that I signed up for a few months ago! The only plan I had for my birthday week, really), but I'd rather keep that topic out of the reading public, for now. I hope you get a good grasp of the dialogue imposed by the picture attached here, the emptiness and the longing everytime you travel and experience new things will always be there. Always bittersweet and beautiful.
London for March is my best way to remember this month. Hopefully yours was as exciting and unexpected as mine. |
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