Hungry Bellies in Switzerland

Hello again,

So now I am free you will not shut me up :)

For the past week I have changed my environment drastically and went on the train towards the Swiss Alps.

My good friend invited me to cook at the course and it felt too good not to accept it.

It felt strange to be on the road again: the weak shoulders, not ready for the backpack weight, the nose blocked from the 2 months sniffing the fumes of the cars, the eyes still full of glitter.. But an hour or two and I was back in my waters. The waters of unknown.

London felt like a big theatre performance with its always surprising new characters, so many decorations and a lot of drama. It was quite fun to watch it from outside but felt even better once I left.

I have never left UK by train and it felt really amazing. I love train journeys, it is so comfortable to sit and watch the landscapes changing. Just accross the channel and it felt already different. The fields were different, the houses, the structure, the colour of the grass- I knew I entered the land of baguettes.

Paris welcomed me with its rudeness and authority. I felt the dissatisfaction in the air, and countless cops reminded me of the international disease- fear.

Not long I needed to wait and I reached the Swiss land. No trash, no smoke, no joke. 

And then my cooking started. A big big challenge for me- to cook for 50 hungry bellies. It was an amazing experience, a reminder to myself that there is so much space inside me for growing. The appreciation of everybody motivated me and let me really dive into the art of cooking.

I was surrounded by friends and made some new ones. But boy I worked a lot. And it was a real blessing to start the day with morning meditations and chantings together in a big group. It was a pleasure to have that deep sense of tribal belonging.

My time in the mountains flew by and not long after I found myself back in the land of gods. 

I am washing all my sweat away in the sea of Libya and once again starting an affair with my beloved Crete. 

If you are around, let me know, you'll find me mostly in the water these days.

With love and hot wind,

Ligita