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Everything happens for you, not to you

3/21/2023

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 Ciao a tutti !

So. Here we are. The time for the big departure has come. It just seems unrealistic to me since I remember very well the first moments spent in Lecce. The arrival in a new country, a new apartment, new roommates, new friends, a new life. I can still feel the excitement of the first times, the pleasure of discovering the historic center under the scorching sun, an ice cream in my hand 🍦, my "Buongiorno" which were a bit crappy but declaimed with the heart , the bike rides, the frenzy of summer ☀️, joy, music. And then the first trips arrived, my meeting with the Erasmus students, those from Casa Comune, the Knos climbing gym, the volunteers from Molfetta and those I met elsewhere, all over Italy.

So yeah, it feels a bit weird to leave. I promised myself not to cry. But how not to be moved after 6 months living together with two adorable roommates, having eaten, seen and experienced everything we could? I'm not entirely different, but I'm far from the same person as a few months ago. I feel that I have grown and that I feel more in harmony with myself. After all, I realized one of my dreams: to live independently abroad and learn to speak new languages to meet people from all over the world 🌎❤️​. But I also feel that I am no longer afraid of the future. I had discussions with people from all the paths more singular than the other, and they made me understand that life is not a linear path. Sometimes you take a road, then you take a break, you change paths, you take detours, but every part of the journey remains a magnificent experience, good or bad. And even if I have been through periods of doubt, especially in relation to my professional career, I know that no matter what is going to happen, I have the means to make myself happy and to choose what is  good for me. I no longer want to suffer things but to attract them to me. And that's how I came across this quote from Byron Katie :

"Everything happens for me, not to me"

 And as my roommate Ruken told me, positive thoughts attract beautiful things, and over time I'm discovering just how true that is 🌸

Now that I'm leaving and all the memories are coming back to me, I wanted to make a small selection of those who had made me the happiest during this trip, the salt of my life as Françoise Héritier would say. These little things that put together fill me with gratitude for this wonderful experience that I was able to live :
  • The sea of San Cataldo, the first time I bathed there fully dressed 🌊
  • The climbing with my friends, the courage and the motivation that we brought to each other.
  • The Italian lessons at Casa Comune, Martina's good humor, Bulgarian women and Pakistani men  😊 
  • The Alernanza Scuola Lavoro, links with students and seeing them evolve, gaining self-confidence   🏳️‍🌈
  • The philosophical discussions with Kerem late at night
  • The romantic movie nights with Ruken
  • The pole dance    and talking about love with Laura
  • The pleasure of eating Italian cheeses (even if I must admit that I miss those from France a little !) 🧀
  • The discovery of real carbonara pasta and tiramisù
  • The beauty of Italian cities, its incredible frescoes and churches: Turin, Rome, Verona, Venice…
  • The pleasure of speaking Italian and showing off by ordering something
  • Feel the wind on my face while riding a bike 🚲
  •   Plant a small shrub that will surely be taller than me when I return to Lecce 🌱

And so many other things that brought freshness to my soul. Now I leave with my heart filled with love and hope for the future. I am no longer afraid to jump, because now I know how to fly. And I hope that the wind will take me far away, and that wherever I go I will still hear the echoes of Neapolitan songs in the distance!
It is therefore on these few words of Scylla, "Le saut de l'ange", that I leave you.

Take care, I send you lots of love  💕


"I understood that living is going out when the winds rise,
And learning to swim in a storm.
It is trusting the current even if it means sinking.
And letting yourself float on a land of clouds."
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