Salut!
Je suis en France.
Yes yes, I’m learning more than that. Slowly 😊
So most of the people who read this are my dear friends and
family and some beautiful faces I met on my way to never stopping adventures.
You all know I am from this tiny country with no mountains. And yet every time
I am close by the mountains I feel so connected. Did I live in the mountains in
my previous lives?
I’ve been living in the French Alps for the past month. The
seasonal job happened to land in my hand at the right time, just before I
finished my savings.
I won’t lie, it’s harder this time, winters always hit me
hard. I question a lot of things, I eat more cakes and just sometimes get a
tiny bit isolated. Me isolated? Chat chat chat right, but not always hey!
During Christmas and New years I was working and happened to
observe some beautiful families. I am a Grinch, I really don’t get all that
fuss about that consumerist celebration that Coca Cola and other brands just
love it. In fact, I very dislike waste and buying stuff that people don’t need.
However, I happened to witness beautiful family gathering. Yes, they still
bought lots of useless shit but they were just so real and caring to each
other. They so honestly loved the magic about this celebration that most of us forgot.
I was absolutely in love with them. It was like watching a beautiful film in
front of me and from time to time even being part of it. They are not perfect I
know, but somehow I happened to believe that Christmas can be a nice gathering.
And time just ticks and ticks. I work split shifts which
sometimes gets really confusing and I can feel that I just did 12 days in 6
days time. People who worked in hospitality will get what I mean.
Sometimes I do feel a little bit lonely. Summers are my
favourite and I often completely use my energy battery so in the winter I get
lo lick some wounds I made myself while being too crazy.
And although my life is now living and working in such a
luxurious environment (skiing resorts will always be a luxury for me) I am so
grateful to have such a stunning view everyday. When I see so many peaks of the
mountains with those snowy caps I feel so humbled to be part of it. To be able
to see it, to breathe fresh crispy air (never mind occasional nose bleeds from
time to time!), to feel that really nature is so close, jeeeeez, all my
problems wash away. I know I know, I sound too hippy and believe me, not
everyday I feel that. But some days I get that awe, I look around where I am
and everything makes sense.
I kind of always start the post with the idea to say
something negative or criticizing (wait, what?!) but in the end I just always
get caught with things I love. Some people ask me about this blog sometimes and
I really don’t want to give an idea that I am just a walking rainbow with
unicorns, I really have shit days and I complain from time to time but when I
write something in me observes it and writes the positive experience. I guess I
am just saying that we always have shit around us but once we see some
beautiful things that can be a game changer. It is for me at least.
Ok, that’s what was on my mind today.
If you are in La Rosiere by any chance, give me a shout, I
love familiar faces.
Bisous
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| view from my work chalet! |
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| view from my apartment |
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| how cool is that! |
