but strong in will

Interesting Guesses

“But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.” 

-Bill Bryson Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe

This pretty well sums up my every day over here, more or less. Also, if you're looking for a good, entertaining read, this is it! While reading this book, I'd literally chuckle out loud. Often while reading in a coffee shop, probably to the dismay of those around me. Check it out- I promise you won't regret the read!

Just Ledoux It

 

I have been in Wyoming now for a few weeks, and I've been taking the time to just appreciate and soak in the wide open spaces and big country sky. I have so much to tell you and show you, and I'll post those things for you over the coming days! xx

Washington Monument

 

Here's what I did today. Happy weekend! 

Love always.

Gattaca, but seriously

Last night I watched the movie Gattaca. It came out in 1997, so I don't know why I hadn't watched it yet. I really liked it because it's a story about an underdog, among other things. I love a good movie that involves someone fighting for their dreams.

"It's funny. You work so hard. You do everything

you can to get away from a place

and when you finally get your chance to leave,

you find a reason to stay.

A year is a long time."

"Not so long, just once around the sun."

 

To think about how fast this past year has gone and all of the changes it's brought... the year ahead is sure to be even faster. Can't wait.

Moon River

You know what movie I like? Breakfast at Tiffany's.
You know what part I like in it? Well, all of it really.
But I feel like liking this part in particular today:

"You musn't give your heart to a wild thing. The more you do, the stronger they get, until they're strong enough to run into the woods or fly into a tree. And then to a higher tree and then to the sky."

....

Well she ran up into the light surprised
Her arms are open
Her mind's eye is

Seeing things from a
Better side than most can dream

Thank you, Dave Matthews. I certainly am.

 

and the tree was happy

"Anything is possible. Anything can be."
— Shel Silverstein

 

 

happy weekend :)