Barca Barca!

A lot has happened since my last post! We conducted the course in Freiburg with Krishi; that was a really nice experience. Every time I see this guy I get more and more inspired to do more, to make better use of my capacities. We also talked a lot about relationships and why women are so hard to please. To be honest at times I grow really tired of Iva. I'm not going into details; that would not be fair, but you can be damn sure that the only thing that keeps me from breaking up at times is my commitment. I believe in commitments as long as it's something worth committing to. The thing is that our feelings change all the time; you cannot rely on them to take you somewhere because you will end up nowhere. It's our commitments that make us go somewhere, but a good commitment is made from the heart. Even when you choose to do something you really love, you will still face ups and downs. A proper commitment is to combine the heart with the head; to walk your path with devotion.

After the course ended, we immediately left the next morning to Barcelona. We figured we wanted some more tan out of this summer, so we chased the sun all the way into Catalonia. Yes indeed, Barcelona is not Spain; whatever that means. But Barcelona is a wonderful place, a really nice city that you must have seen at least once in your life! It's got shops, restaurants, clubs, bars, museums, and also nice parks. It even has a beach, but the Spanish aren't too familiar with vegetarism unfortunately. We stayed with a guy who had a really dirty house, so we cleaned it before we went to bed; it was simply too dirty to live in, even for me! I remember the floor was covered in dust and under our bed were 3 used condoms from his house mate who did not live there for centuries. But once it was cleaned up, the energy in the room was so much better; a little bit of effort can really transform a place.

So how did we get there? Hitch hiking! It's a great way of transportation. First off it's free and secondly you get to meet a lot of different people. In fact, it's quite fast too, because it only took us 24 hours and 11 different cars to get to Barcelona. And we didn't even take the fastest route. I remember in the night I fell asleep in one of the cars so we ended up in Montpeiller. You have to understand that when you hitch, you should go from gas station to gas station; stay on the highway where the traffic is at, don't get stuck in some city. It was the middle of the night and I really didn't feel like sleeping somewhere in the open, so we walked along the highway to the first gas station. Fortunately, someone from the highway patrol took us with him and he dropped us off at the first gas station where we took another ride. It's quite an adventure!

To get back on track; after a few days of Barcelona we decided to go to this small village at the sea called Cadaques where one of our friends from YWC was staying. She gave us a really nice room with a big bed where we have been staying for a few nights now. I got myself hurt on those spiky black thingies in the sea, and I got a burned back from the sun; I'm a typhical tourist. I enjoyed the place a lot though, spent too much money on the great food that they offer here and tomorrow I'm going back to Bad Antogast. Iva will be going back to Croatia since her visa expired yesterday. So we will be seperated until october; we decided to meet up aroud my birthday and go somewhere together. Isaac will be going with her for these 2 months; I'm gonna miss him!

Also, I lost my phone on the way to Barcelona, so there is no use in calling me or sending me messages. If you want to tell me something just send it through mail. I'll get a new phone soon enough so don't worry, and I still have my dutch SIM card. It's just karma; what can you do. Shit happens! Bad karma is taken from you when it does, so just be grateful. Money you cannot take with you to the next life, but karma you will take, whether you want it or not; so live a good life, even if only for the sake of your next one.