"When you don't have with you, your phone, computer or any money and are travelling, you are truely free. And when I didn't have any of those, I picked up my bag and kept moving. Those were the best days of my life"
- A middle aged Finnish teacher living in Jalasjarvi, Finland.
When we were having this conversation, I wasn't really paying attention. I was playing with my food, trying to decide how much money I needed to go to Russia.
Ironic.
But when we finished speaking and I once again wondered around trying to find someone to talk to, it struck me what he had said. He struck me how he had said it.
He was so sad.
His eyes wern't watching me, they were reliving the past. His face was drawn in concentration and his voice was steady, like he was so sure he was right, that what he was saying was the true definition of freedom.
So in my time to dwell, I have pondered on his thoughts.
And I agree.
Lets leave tomorrow.
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