A duo journey into not-knowing

It was February 2010, we had met for one month and there we were sitting on a cafe in Maastricht while the wind was blowing strong and cold outside. We were dreaming and making plans of how we wanted to live our lives together. In front of us a little notebook where we took note and drew the words that came out flowing naturally. The plan was to go to Brazil in December and from there start a life which would enable us to have a house by the nature and to be connected to the world doing meaningful work with groups in different places and contexts.

A year later the dream has come (yet partially) true: we are now for almost 2 months travelling in Brazil, on a six months journey through South America.

And what is it all about then?

While many people meet and buy a house together to build their life, we decided to build our life together on the road - or at least to take this time to create and nurture the foundations of our relationship based on exploring the world together. We decided to give ourselves time and space to explore and reflect on what are the paths we are choosing for ourselves - both individually and as a couple - in search for clarity and integrity about the work we do and the choices we make.

From the beginning we saw this journey to be more than just a "back-packers' trip" that goes from sight-seeing to sight-seeing, and to make it to be a way of living, in which we will work and travel at the same time. Most of all, we want to learn from the land and the people who we come across, spending time at places that call us and engaging with the local community, offering them our labor (be it manual, intelectual, emotional and/or spiritual).

As we say, we have taken the intentional decision to travel into not-knowing, so the emptiness of having no plans or preconceived ideas and the active collection of new experiences, new sceneries, other traditions and encounters with inspiring people, can allow surprises and the new to emerge.

Where will it take us?

We really don't know and that is the beauty of it all. At times I get myself trying to foresee it and somehow plan "after the journey is over". As times passes by and the further deep we allow ourselves to be in this constant exploration, of each other, of ourselves and of this world around us, I remind myself that it is just not possible to do so right now. The journey has just begun and there is a long, long, winding road till a clear, consistent and grounded plan come through - a plan which is truly significant for us both. Until then our role is to keep opening up and clearing the channels to allow a greater flow of information to come through and materialize in the many forms that synchronicity or destiny can take.

Valentine
Puerto Iguazu - Argentina