People! Carbon based life forms going from point A to point B during a life span of approximately 71.4 years. A fascinating specimen that has been probe worthy for aliens for decades (not a scientific fact). Even though the very thought of an alien existence scares the living crap out of me, we do share a common interest - ethnology! Being nosy and all up peoples personal space is insanely fun and for an actor it is a gold mine when it comes to creating a fictional creature to dress in for the stage. I find strangers spellbinding and a random weirdo approaching me from time to time (within a safe environment) has led to some amazing stories that I am going to share with you now. Los Angeles airport, 2012. I was traveling alone on my way back to Sweden and had sat down to grab some lunch before take off. While scouting the surrounding area for something to look at in lack of a tv, this Japanese, Men in Black suited, business man sits down next to me. There were no one else around ...
A Latin phrase meaning "blank slate". To me it means starting over and that is what this blog is gonna be all about - starting life a new! For some starting over can mean changing the way you eat, exercise more or change once cognitive behaviour. I have tried all of the above... several times... but it always ended me up flat on my back. I have fought myself out of depression, anorexia, never finding my one true love, stagnation, captivity and bitterness... and still... no happiness?! Like a character from a video game you goof around with, I have been bumping into that concrete wall over and over and over again not understanding why I could not get anywhere. Until that very same wall came tumbling down on me. My revelation came then and there. Pinned down in a dark, impenetrable hole I "saw the light". Now, I am not a believer in God per say, but something finally opened my eyes. A voice screamed at the top of its lungs - Why are you not liste...
A week has passed and this newbie Dub hasn't had a moment of boredom, I can tell you that! I´ve made two new amazing friends, lost someone really special and adapting (still am) to a totally new way of living. One of my goals here in life is to learn something new everyday and with these 7 days the learning curve has hit the roof. Not so much the general bigger picture but the small things in everyday life. Like the alcohol thing for example - no monopoly! The day before I left Sweden I grabbed my dad´s arm and I said to him: "Imagine it dad! From now on I can have me a beer when ever the heck I want!" (For someone who's been getting her drink on like 4 times/year this still is a major thing.) I´ve been getting myself around by foot a lot to get to know the town and one thing that really stands out to me are the doors, the front doors of private houses. A regular handle is quite a rarity actually. Most common is a knob that you can either turn or not, placed...
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