Pura Vida

Weekly Planner

COSTA RICA | Friday, 29 October 2010 | Views [397]

Next time, if there is a next time, I’m traveling lighter. Even with the box of stuff I sent home I still have way too many things, and hardly use any of them. Anyway, during the grand event of packing this evening I stumbled upon my poor, neglected weekly planner. The little notebook purchased at the 5 & 10 in Newark, DE for less than $2 has certainly served its purpose. Looking back over the months before September, each day is filled with notes, deadlines, tasks, meetings and responsibilities; different colors, some things highlighted, other things scribbled or etched. Since September 7^th … nothing but blank pages, save for notes about birthdays and anniversaries. I know not everyone will have the opportunity to live this way – to take a break from reality and face life one day at a time – but you should try. And I will too, for I still have a lot to learn from those around me who truly seem free. Free to hop on a bus toward some unknown destination with little plan and no confirmed reservations. On their backs they carry all they need; they are thrifty and adventurous. And having spent near a month with my friends, I am going to miss them.