26. April 2015

A couple of days ago I had an open-minded conversation with a friend of mine in San Cristóbal de las Casas in Mexico in the hostel where I’m working for. I told my friend that I wanted to write about how reliving “giving up” can be. I mentioned an example from a Buddhist book. Well, his answer let me think... It reminded me about the more we have the more we fear to lose. I call it the “American Beauty” effect. Well, and everyone who lived for a while in a shared apartment while...

20. April 2015

After 2 weeks of great grounding in Oaxaca I traveled to San Miguel de Allende because my American friend from Porto Escondido told me he would do a Spanish class there. Also the family where lived would be great. So I decided to go there as well. Moreover it was close to Mexico City from where I took my flight to Guatemala City few days later. My time in Mexico City was interesting… There I lost my debit card which brought me for a moment out of balance and showed me what I really feared. I...

05. April 2015

I decided to go back to Oaxaca when the homesickness hit me very badly in Porto Escondido. I needed to do normal things and ground a bit. That was in February 2015. I went back into the hostel “Azul Cielo” in Oaxaca where I already knew some very nice people. I felt a kind of home there. And I love Oaxaca! It is a very nice city. There I stayed for two weeks, gave Yoga classes at Azul Cielo, did a jewelry course, attended with some friends Ernesto’s concert and colored my hair into my...