Mexico Dream

 Hello my sweet sweet friends,

In the beginning of my Mexico trip my good friend told me that I will leave Mexico crying and in love. And he was right.

At that time, it was hard to believe such a sentence. I came to Mexico with a broken heart, learning how to let go big love of mine and move on. It was difficult to go through such intense emotions and be in a new environment with so many beautiful souls around me.

But time, as always, has this power of change. And I found myself coming back to myself, connecting with myself and others around and most importantly connecting with the land I am on it. 

Mexico started to show its love. Through the people, nature and experiences. The colours of native cultures brought me joy and aliveness, the dreamers that I met on my road led me to believe in my own dreams and pursue them. The tropical fruit of this land, the jungle with its magnified inhabitants and intense smells and colours sharpened my senses and I felt like a part of this land. 

Mexico started to open the arms of locals to me and I felt so welcomed in this land. As a traveller, there is not a better feeling than belonging.

I felt happy in this noisy, full-on, intense land. 

If I would have to choose the smell of Mexico, it would be the fruit of guava, so tropical, so different from anything that I am used to. Every market had it and I could smell it from far far away. If it would be a taste, I would go for sour lime, adding extra freshness to everything. If it would be a feeling, I would go for this intense sun hotness on your skin, burning the bottom of your feet while you are on the beach or walking barefoot on the asphalt. If it would be an animal, I’d choose a pelican. Watching them just before the sunset diving like an acrobat and fishing their dinners each night brought me so much joy. And of course, there is no question about what would I choose for the plant. Cacao, at least the spirit of cacao. This exotic fruit/plant was truly a guiding force behind my trip. It brought me openness and joy, love and acceptance. 

And now I am back in Europe. It all still feels like a dream. 4 months of sunshine, intensity, new friends, new loves, cries from happiness and sadness, inspiration, motivation, freedom, ohhh what a beautiful gift in my life this trip was. I am closing this chapter, this energy and continuing the way of my heart. Which direction is it going now? I am open to listening and following it. Because, I found out, that is the only way for now that I want to live my life. The heart´s way.

I am so looking forward to seeing you all in Europe, let´s create magic!

With love and inspiration,

Ligita

Dogs and the Pacific

 Hola todos!

One of the volunteer at the bonfire evening on the beach asked me how I feel leaving the place where I am. Then I didn't know but now I know.

I feel extremely grateful for the life to have guided me here, I feel nourished enough, inspired to keep creating and following my hearts path, I feel excited to move on and happy to have been a help for my favourite teachers, dogs.

Like every year I often look out for animal shelters. Being mostly vegan I often feel like personally it is not enough to contribute towards saving the animals so I look out for shelters that need helpers.

And Mexico was not an exception. 

I spent only one month here but it was enough to get that unconditional love that animals give so freely. This time the shelter wasn't huge like I am normally used to, only 15-20 dogs at the time, we often called this place with other volunteers 'a street dog hotel' because here we pamper them a lot. We prepare them for their adoption and forever homes. We bathed and laughed, cleaned their ears, walked and played on the beach, we hugged, we trained and were just loving friends for the ones that survived the street.

It is always so unbelievable and so beautiful to me how the abused animal forgives. It is also so refreshing to see unfiltered being. When dog is afraid or don't trust you, they cannot hide it in their body language. It is so cute!

My days have been filled with dog love and lots of poo too, but my heart was strengthened by the beauty of the powerful ocean right next door to our house.

I watched so many sunsets and pelicans keep gliding by the waves, I watched the waves keep crashing with so much power and resistment, I surfed the perfect waves and learnt so much in balancing my board, feeling the way of each wave, I learnt how to read them and be at the right spot before they break so I get to experience that wonderful green wave carying you and the white water splashes just just behind you, trying to catch you and your board. I bathed my body over and over so the salt takes away what it is not needed anymore. I cried watching the ocean blend into the sky and felt an incredible guidance from it, felt so much inspiration for it's vastness and space.

Like everywhere I go I had a chance to build my little life around, to connect with right people, to cook, to help, to enjoy.

But now my visa is running out of time. So it is time to pack my tiny backpack and have a last blast of Mexico.

I am feeling so grateful that I am here, safe and sound and being able to enjoy simple things in life while the war is going and killing so many innocent people. Even if I am in this safe beautiful bubble, my heart is weeping with the ones experiencing pain, death, fear and sorrow. I wish for peace everywhere.

With gratitude,

Ligita