Date: 9th November. 2017
Time in: 1359
Sun was shining. Messages flowing in from all walks of my life so far. Thoughtful, kind messages fired through endlessly in the last couple of days and continue to do so even now. Message from good ol bestie Jen to say she couldn't make it with bubba (sadface) but all the same, the day to leave was at hand and still felt surreal.
We didn't have a sit down breakfast - just a quick getaway to the airport. Lucky we did because it was bumper to bumper when we left the house - quick detour around the outside taking the path past Sydenham station and we were well on our way.
Come the airport it was all very routine until the first instance where reality kicked in - at check in I really started to think and feel for my fambam. Wilan even surprised visited too which was unexpected. Dude is a family member to us and I'm glad I got to see him before I left - means a lot nahmean. I ate food and before you knew it we were at the departure gates.
I couldn't help but get teary, as I hugged mum about 3 times I could feel her start to cry and it hit it right it mattered and I could feel a little something something in my eyes - saying bye to mum dad and brother were the hardest thing to do in the world. Even as I type this I can feel it welling it up somewhat. In true form dad kept it together, my brother joked around and mum kept it together so well in a very surprising/heartbreaking sort of way. This is the first time I'd leave and not see the family for a time longer than 1 month. The fact that I'm not sure when I'll be back makes it all the more harder.
But alas - as my bestmate Mark mentioned the "Spirit can't be held down" kept reminding me it's the next best and only step I need to take to really set off on this adventure called life. Call it all sentimental and shit but that's how it is. To care means to include emotion, the fiery nature that I have is very much intertwined with my emotions and as me as a person. I often find that people place the greatest effort in trying to be immovable and completely inert to emotion which I find dangerous. We are all emotional human beings at the end of the day and to deny that part of you for fear of what others may think is unnecessary. Love, hate, care - show it. It's actually quite empowering and gives so much more clarity to how we view life. 'Perspective' if you will.
Day 1 and I'm on a good steady momentum, doing what I've learnt most in previous solo travels - set yourself up, keep busy, research your surroundings and most important of all - put yourself out there which I am still learning to do and will absolutely nail in time. I ended up meeting my roomies lastnight. 2 German 19yr old kids straight out of highschool. We all walked down to the water lastnight and visited "Weeds" dispensary - like a kid in a candy store I ended up getting 1g of Bruce Banner (a derivative of Incredible Hulk strain). Stopped by this sweet spot by the water and lit one. Best hangout. The water and cityscape of Vancouver is something to behold. Such a beautiful place in the day or night. Random ironic observation. I believe it was the same water/cityscape views that Helen told me about that Susie fell in love with earlier this year - something I could instantly understand. I hope we cross paths at some point in time. Would love to see her again.
SIN number sorted, mobile phone with Koodo set up and Bank account set up as well. We're ready to get rocking up in hurrrrr. Might go for a hike tomorrow or sketch by the water where the boys and hungout lastnight. Who knows. And that's my greatest problem to date. Love it.
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