february story

So here we are. Thirty-eight days after I declared 2013 to be the year of importance. It’s been a rather subjective month. The type of month for abstract thoughts that never can find the right words. The sort of progress that has very little to show, but is oh so necessary in order to move forward. I’m sure you’ve had that sort of month. 

That being said, I feel different in my world. All the thoughts I was afraid to think, decisions I was too scared to announce, well, all of that stuff became the stuff of courage and bravery. Hear me roar.

February 2013 has brought into my life some unexpected turn of events and it's only the beginning of all the amazing stuff that's going to happen. Meanwhile working and playing I also manage to takes photos of people and here is the first photoshoot I'm posting even it's the last one I've taken. 

After this "rainy" snow I was wet through yet still happy because my heart said that something amazing was on it's way. And it found me.

Lera, February, 2013

listening to the Naked and Famous- Passive me, Aggressive you 

The night is young

The night is young and so are we

Dear blog,

You witnessed all the adventures I had to go through during 2012. I can't even explain how grateful I am for all I experienced. Unfortunately I have to say goodbye to 2012 and leave some things there. Or do I really have to leave them behind?
I tried climbing, horse riding, learnt scuba diving and got my university degree. I traveled twice to America and did several hikes along the Pacific coast. I tried new food, got promoted and learnt new things about myself. And what's more important I lived, I loved and I was happy.

This should be the last post about my American travels in 2012. I miss my friends. Thank you for my this amazing year!

The beginning

Some people worry about the world coming to an end tomorrow.

Unfortunately, I am not one of those people.

The idea of the end of the world, or survival against the odds and apocalypctic mayhem - it sounds a bit weird but it fills me with a morbid kind of interest.

Sometimes I even daydream about ways I might survive the apocalypse as I drift off to sleep at night.
And I already have a couple of survival plans.

Maybe normal people don't do this. But the Mayan calendar catastrophe has given me something real to focus my attention on.

And the first thing I think about is of course, my loved ones.
It might sound cheesy but what's the good of surviving the apocalypse if your dearest aren't with you? And where do you want to spend the last day if it was today?

Of course, fortunately, odds are nothing will happen on Friday.

It may be that the world's scientists are right and we really have nothing to fear.

Maybe Friday will be just like any other day.

Or maybe people will just have their personal little end of the world.

But if something still happens don't hesitate to come by.

I might have room for one more person in my ark.

Playlist for the apocalypse

• REM: It's the End of the World as We Know it (And I Feel Fine)

• Europe: The Final Countdown

• Barry McGuire: Eve of Destruction

• Muse: Apocalypse Please

• U2: Until the End of the World

forever or not

The days slowly get shorter while I take out my sweaters packed away since April. It's snowing today and I'm home alone writing this little story thinking about lots of different things. 

There are 1,001 ways to describe the heady sensation that comes with seeing a place for the first time. It's what gets travel enthusiasts hooked on travel. If it's been a while since you've felt the traveler's high, you're probably long overdue for a real adventure.

So every now and then the life gives me some surprises. Sometimes it's something material, but the greatest things I've got are just about emotions. I love my life for some opportunities I've got and here is one of them.

I was lucky to see Oregon again for the most amazing time of the year, when orange, red, green and grey colours made it incredibly beautiful.  I'll never forget the smell of salty water on the Oregon coast which is always beautiful regardless the season. You can show up just about anywhere in Oregon blindfolded, open your eyes and find something to do in a matter of minutes. And that's what I mostly love about it.

Of course There were little ups and downs during the trip like falling off the tree but the things like first ever s'mores, first scuba dive in the Washington state and first ever Halloween made me entirely happy.

I'm at this point in my life now when I want to try as many new things as I can but also I want to be a little more concerned about the future. It drives me crazy when I don't know what's going next and whether I end up being happy or not. But I've realised that maybe when I don't know future these little things make me even more happy when I receive them. Paradox? 

Let's just stick to something that makes me happy. Even if it's not forever. 

Here are some snapshots of what made me happy this October.

Oregon. Washington. Arizona.