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Standing Straight After a Slump

We all go through slumps in our lives, and I had been in one for a long time in the States before this trip. When talking to a friend recently who’s in a similar predicament, I didn’t want to say that the solution is to take off, leave the country, and radically change your environment, because that’s not fair—we don’t all have the same means or objectives in our lives. But today, this morning, I arrived in sunny Brazil, and one song came to mind when I did. When I realized the lyrics of the song that was in my head, I thought of that conversation with my friend:

“See the morning sun
See the morning sun
(ah ah ah ah ah)
On the hillside
(ooo ooo ooo)
If you’re not living good
I beg ya
Travel wide
Travel wide

Said I’m a
Said I’m a
Said I’m a
Living man
     (ah ah ah ah ah)
I’ve got work to do
(ooo ooo ooo)
If you’re not happy
Then you must be blue
You must be blue
You must be blue-oo-ooo

I’m a rebel
Soul rebel
I’m a capturer
Soul adventurer” 

I haven’t even gotten to my final destination in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. I’m a on a bus in Sao Paolo, going from one airport to another to catch another hour flight to Rio. I’m already wishing I’d planned more than a week in Brazil, but it’s more expensive than Peru, and at least I’ll get a glimpse. On this highway, just cruisin’ along with the morning rush hour, buildings, and tropical plants spread out all around, I can tell I already like Brazil. I even like the hard to understand Portuguese. Rio, here I come!

November 1st, 2007 Posted by Jessica | Blog | no comments