back to reality

Walking out of the Halifax airport and breathing in cold (0 degrees Celsius) air was like filling my lungs with pure oxygen. Cuba was beautiful, the sun was bright, the people were Spanish - but the air is not like our crisp, clean, winter air... ok that is my optimistic side...

Walking out of the Halifax airport and breathing in cold (what felt like -40 degrees Celsius) air was like filling my lungs with tiny little pins that constrained my oxygen intake and bit my eyes stimulating my tear ducts into full action ... ok, it wasn't that bad either...

Nonetheless, it sucks coming back to snow, cold, wind, and English speaking people that understand me. I like the Spanish speaking people that don't understand me when I'm sober or after a couple of Cerveza or Banana Mamas (my new favourite - that soon became Mamma Mia's - I don't know why or how that happens, but it was all good fun).

We actually did not partake too much in the beverages as we had way too much to do: Jeep Safari's, swimming with Dolphins, Body Surfing at the Beach, and generally just playing in the sun.

We did manage to have a few snags ~ it was the vacation of being 'last' at everything:
1. getting a room - arrived @ hotel around 3:00 p.m. Still no room at 6:30... so we made due with an Ocean View in the main hotel. An older room, but it had beds and a toilet :) Toilets are good... peeing - one of the most natural activities in this world was very difficult in Cuba. Particularly on road trips. I do have a small bladder and a love for copious amounts of water particularly in warmer climates... I promise never to take functioning, covered toilets (let's just say my squatting muscles are well developed), and toilet paper (anything more than a square that I do not have to pay a Cuban lady for) for granted ever again. Thank you toilet inventor.
2. standing in any type of line - any strategy we developed failed miserably. We were even the last out of customs in Halifax.
3. flying home (flight delayed 3 hours). But, I really can't complain. We're home, we're safe, and we're sunned :)

Thank you Cuba for a wonderful time. Hope to see you soon.

whirly wind

Today got totally caught up in the world around me and lost myself somewhere in the whirly wind. Not good. Still looking for self.

Time flew today, and will fly tomorrow and I'll still be looking for self. "Where are you self?" I'll holler through the wind. The wind that is sometimes so cold it takes my breath and then cuts into my lungs when I manage suck my breath back. The same wind that stole my beautiful shiny grey scarf last winter... Damn wind - where do you take things? Maybe more importantly, why?

They say, Growing Pains. I know growing pains as I am tall and as I 'mature' I know horizontal growing pains. Everything happens for a reason, and my struggle is teaching me more about me. Too bad self wasn't here to discover me as well. Damn I hope a shrink doesn't read this. I'll be committed for sure. Butterscotch Hospital - here I come. Just me and I. Self blew away...

good night wind
jak

Hey

Today my friend Eris is here from home. Aw home... So nice to have people from home. Soon this province will be her home too!!! I'm Verrrry excited. I think she's a little sad to leave home. But we'll get through it together. It's not soo bad totake a step outside and look in every now and then.

Gotta go talk to friend!

chow.
jak