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I returned from a vacation to visit Mariano's family in Brazil
last week. We were there for a little
over two weeks and since I've been back people have been commenting on how much
happier I seem. Well it must be the
vacation because not much else has changed.
I actually loved it and it was worth the pain of traveling with children. Although Kaio struck sick the first week and
that was really scary. He was coughing persistently
and with a high fever. And of course the
thermometer was in Celsius, whatever the hell that means, so I was lost. He ended up getting bronchitis. We stuffed him full of drugs after none of
the natural remedies worked. It took him
a while to start having fun. It took all
of us a while to start having fun after that.
We visited Marajo Island and I fell in love with it. The beach was gorgeous. And better yet there are very few cars on the
island. Everyone gets around with
bicycles! I totally fell in love and
want to move there. I spent the rest of
the vacation trying to convince my man of this.
I would really like to. He wants
to secure some way to make money first, ideally by getting his pilot's
license. I hope that he does soon. The only problem is that we are really stuck
to our house right now because we are in the red. I'm not sure exactly how to make it work, but
I am inspired!
This island has one of the lowest GDPs in Brazil but the highest
life span. People a truly happy there
and there is no hunger, no homelessness.
It seemed as if poverty did not exist even though people do not have
money. I felt like it is a really
beautiful place to live and be happy.
What do we need all this money for anyway? The island is exactly in tune with my current
values: to live simply and free of pollution and chemicals. I want to move there!
