“People gone crazy”
We went to EMLyon
again, this time we had a guy from the American Embassy talking to us about
many different things. To be honest I didn’t appreciate this lesson much, I
found it too broad and in some sense I even perceived he disliked French people
or at least the French culture. He had many great stories but these didn’t
really have much to do with the topic of the class he was dictating. Although
he seemed like a very smart person and it was easy to tell he knew a lot about
pretty much everything I didn’t really connect with him. In the evening we went
to Beaujalais. It was a nice change and a nice place for people to loosen up
and toss any stress they might. Apparently some of them had a lot of stress to lose. Maybe a few
years ago I would have pretty much drank as much as wine as possible and joined
the communal party going on, but somehow being so far from home for this much
time has made me realize there’s more than that. The whole experience in Beaujalais was fun but I feel like i failed to integrate into this experience. I tried to stay inside while trying to mimic what everyone else was doing, but I just didn't have it in me. I went outside for a while to
have a break from the loud noises and for a little while I found inner peace. I
found a spectacular view and just myself to enjoy it. I walked around the crops
and sort of felt my fingertips barely touch the plants. I’ve been to a lot of
farms before as part of my family makes wine as well so I already knew the
whole process and I’m somehow used to the whole party and celebrations they
throw for visitors, but it’s funny how I had to be hours, miles, continents
away from home to have this type of connection with nature.
On the ride
back I sat on the back of the bus, as many people were making loud jokes and
kept on drinking I couldn’t but have a smile on my face as I felt I was seeing
some things differently. I started thinking about this whole past year, about
all the different experiences and opportunities to come. Some plans for my
future will change and some will remain the same, but still nobody could take
away the inner peace and the smile from my face in that very moment.
Moments before the dinner!
Amazing view
I absolutely fell in love with this.
Now that I think about it it looks a little bit like the Windows XP Wallpaper
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