This is my first blog and a way for me to really wrap my head around this road I have chosen to take. Life is a funny thing, and we really never know why it ends up the way it does. Everything I thought I knew I have either been proven wrong by my many mistakes or have opened my eyes to the possibility of change. I was a Rapunzal trapped away in a 3 story house with no friends or support system. Only money and security kept me safe at night, or so I thought. I was alone and fearful. Afraid to leave, afraid to change, afraid to be Laura. Though I had seen and experienced so much others had not, it wasn’t worth it. When freedom is taken nothing looks, feels, or taste the same. Not until I was done being abused and looked deep down to find myself worth could I have the courage to leave.
Since I have traveled in many situations I have learned to appreciate my free spirited nature and ability to mold into my surroundings. People want to encounter real people, some are just sloppy with the approach. I believe there are more good then bad folks out there, we just don’t seem to be comfortable with different. I am different and embrace different. Going to other countries and festivals has thrown me into a world where different is normal. A place where the more original you are the better. As a foreigner any where we are automatically considered different. That is why I love to travel! I am able to see cultures, landscapes, and other views I may have never seen if I had chosen to stay in one place. That is why I go to festivals! It is a melting pot of originality, love, adventure, and some of the weirdest (different) people I have ever encounter.
Society has taught us to confrom, I missed that lesson. Cheers to my next adventures, who the hell knows where they will take me. I am along for the ride and the unpredictable journey of this phenomena I call Laura’s life.