After a couple of crazy weeks,
spent as much as I could with friends and family, enjoying the warm waters of a
spa in the little city of Merano, some lovely dinners made of hugs, comfort
food and little talks, the amazing autumnal colors of the mountains during a
nice pic-nic, that ended up with a hot chocolate and many many laughs in the
cozy house of a friend near a very picturesque lake, surrounded by woods, I’ve
finally found some time for myself to stop and dedicate my thoughts to this
little place of mine.
Leaving Dublin the first day
of October, after three months full of discoveries, emotions and challenges,
hasn't been as hard as I had expected! I mean, even if I really really love the
city and I have been feeling welcomed and at ease there from the very first
moment, during this period away from home, from the people I love, I have realized
that I can’t live separate from all of them, from the verdant, peaceful, tidy
and comfortable little village where I live since when I was a child and where
all my roots are.
The first days at home I've felt
grateful even for the smallest things like enjoying breakfast with my mummy,
the morning cuddles with Cloe, going to the farmer market to fill my bags with
delicious vegetables and seasonal fruits and wandering in the little streets of
Venice in a bright and sunny afternoon.
Living abroad is not easy and,
in spite of the excitement of a new life that you can built from scratch,
sometimes you feel lonely and miserable, and all you want to do is to fetch the
first plane to go home! I must say I have been really lucky to have my dear
friend Annalisa (who I met more than 6 years ago in the beautiful city of the
lagoon) and her lovely boyfriend who have taken care of me and made me feel at
home, and my new japanese friend Chikako, who I can't wait to meet again in a couple of months!Friendship knows no boundaries and, if it’s deep and genuine, it can last
for years and years despite the distance!
Therefore, what I have learnt
from this amazing irish experience is that every person, even the strongest and
the most independent one, really need to have something or someone that can give
sense to the life away, that can fill it with happiness, satisfaction, dreams,
and that can give his/her help, day by day, to build a new "nest"
there, where you can feel at home again and you can start to weave your own web
of relationships which are the secret of a joyful life.
Love
Martina
