Seize the day

I felt like it had been yesterday when the time to leave Boulder came last Saturday. I didn’t know what to expect when I first arrived there. Boulder kept surprising me while I was there: great scenery, great classes, great teachers, great outings, great walks down the streets, great music, great friends, great shows and movies, great shopping, and great cooking. The beautiful small city has offered so much more than I ever thought of. I couldn’t sleep at that last night. I watched Before Sunset for the hundredth times.  My heart was pumping and jumping every time I looked at my watch. It was all too fast, I was not ready. I thought that I never would.
 

All my bags were packed and by 4 am that Saturday, Ika and I walked out our apartment to move on with our choices. I couldn’t hold my tears from falling, mostly because I didn’t know what kind of world I would come to. Nevertheless, at the same time I felt exciting: this is it. There wouldn’t be another perfect time to do it, I said to myself.

I remember what Vincent “the Beast” said when he encouraged people to change: “there’s always time for you to come out from your safe circle and walk among your enemies”. Maybe that’s how people should conquer their lives: by being brave.

Well, I wasn’t. I was so scared that I couldn’t speak much to say goodbye to all my friends (even in the emails).  When finally we sat in the Frontier Flight #616 then flew across states, we just closed our eyes, trying to wrap up all wonderful things we had in our heads and make them the dreams for tomorrow.