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A beautiful thing…

Sunday, May 28th, 2006

 Tomorrow, after a lovely month and some odd days in France I will be making my way down to Spain to travel a bit.  I scored a cheapie tent at the Super U (suupurrr ewwww) and I am super stoked that I won’t be stuck if accomadation falls out of  budget.  The word on the street is that Spain hosts some realy fantastic campsites and I’ll be needing one at Nowhere anyway, a tent that is.

  So goodbye St. Civran, for now anyway.  I had to leave my lovely lass here, so at some point I must return to pick her up, along with many other things I brought with me and suddendly I have no use for.

  The last week has been filled with fun times, I finally got to hang with the growing English Expat population of Berry, found that there is a family of hedgehogs living at Frankies’, explored the Mouiln, (mill that is), and gave myself a few proper nights out on the town of Argenton-sur-Creuse.   

  Things are looking up!  My first stop is San Sebastian just over the France border, in Basque Country.  Yummy tapas and late nights await!

 

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Going Nowhere

Friday, May 26th, 2006

  It was bound to happen.   I knew I was always on the brink of saying it
 

  I am going Nowhere!!!!  
    I bought a ticket to the annual European Burn Nowhere! 
    Nowhere is based on the States, Burning Man which I attended for the first time last year. 
It is held in the north of Spain, in the mountains.  This type of festival or gathering for lack of a better word celebrates radical self reliance, self expression, participation, and a leave no trace atmosphere.  What you take in, you must take out.   Also there is nothing for sale, no beer, food, ice, water, coffee, ect. 
  Gifting is accepted and encouraged, not to be mistaken with bartering, in which you trade an object or an act for something.   Gifting is done just with the pleasure of giving and does not require anything in return.  The best gifts aren’t what you’d expect at Christmas but more like a hug,  a dance, help on setting up a shade structure, a poem or necklace,  you get the picture.
   I won’t make it to this year’s Burning Man.  So I thought what a better way to displace my sadness than to attend the European Burn.  Of course I hope it is going to be as great of an experience as Burning Man, but if there is anything I did learn at BM last year is to leave your Expectations at the gate.  With Expectations there is always a disappointment, and alot of what you learn at Burning Man applies to real life (see my current situation) so I listen and will go with my open huge Burner heart!  YAY!       
    I am planning on volunteering before and after the event.   I have nothing but time these days.  I  will be helping to  build the centre camp and hopefully get to help with setting up a bunch of art installations.   I will have to score some costumes and other necessities for a good time in the high desert.   When packing for a trip around the world one seems to leave the patent leather little red riding hood costume at home!!  I think I have learned my lesson.  Note taken!  
    Nowhere is a much smaller event, I think the cap is at 200 people!  Whereas there was close to 35000 at BM  last year.   I cannot wait to experience and participate in this intimate group of Burners, or Nooners I should say.       
    It really is awesome that this will coinside with the end of my Spain trip. All is falling into place, if I could only get on the freaking Train! 
  Good times on the horizon,
Good times at the feet,
Spring is slowly passing on
Mid-summer meet the freaks!

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Ticket to Ride

Friday, May 26th, 2006
        The times they are a changing, sang Bob Dylan so long ago, and these words ring true for me at this moment.  The woman who owns the pottery studio I was supposed to be working at all summer has ... [Continue reading this entry]

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La Borne

Thursday, May 4th, 2006
                                                               Besides the odd other jobs I’ve been busying myself with like building a sandbox for Frankie’s ... [Continue reading this entry]

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I have arrived!

Thursday, May 4th, 2006
Bonjour !     As you all may have guessed or already knew, I arrived safely in France without any serious problems.   I would, however,  like to take the time to thank American Airlines for so thoughtfuly and thouroghly checking my bike and ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Condensation

Friday, April 14th, 2006
There comes a time in every budding traveler's life when one must take note of all those pesky possesions that have acculminated over a certain period and make those deciscions of what will be saved and what must be gifted, ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Final Countdown

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006
  Only nine days left until I leave this fine city of Chicago and head off across the Atlantic to begin a long stay at a Poterie in a tiny town located in central France.  St. Civran.   Oh, and don't ... [Continue reading this entry]

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