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All roads lead somewhere. <\/i><\/p>\n
This time, the road took us to Portugal, where we stopped at\u00a0Casa Modesta<\/i> in the Algarve region.<\/p>\n
I was stricken by the warmth of the country \u2013 both of the weather and the people whom I met during our short stay. There is a certain sense of slowness here and an orange lightness of being, only interrupted by the blue sky hues. I am fascinated with the texture of the sand that I step with my bare feet onto, for the first time during winter.<\/p>\n
Before heading to our destination, we stop at Praia da Gal\u00e9-Fontainhas, where I am transported to another earth. I feel alienated, yet grounded. Standing before the ocean, with a rocky, canyon-like landscape beside me, I look within once more, only to find how much I love freedom; the freedom to explore, the freedom to choose, the freedom to stay and the freedom to go.<\/p>\n
At Casa Modesta, I turn myself into various shapes, like a fleeting presence inside a steady universe. Every detail here counts \u2013 lemons in the sunset light, old postcards, dishes on the wall \u2013 and I immerse myself inside them, wondering if modesty is, actually, a luxury. I watch the house transform from sunrise to sunset and I decide to take the self-portraits at midday, when the light strikes the most, casting shadows on the white walls and in between the architecture of the building.<\/p>\n
I leave the countryside and return to a city which reminds me of home. I find myself now looking for familiarity \u2013 the specialty coffee shops, the brunch restaurants, the look-a-like hotel rooms. I feel home, without even being home. I love novelty, but I realize how much I miss routine, as hectic as it is, back in Bucharest. Until the next Departure, I leave a door open; for opportunity lies ahead, and all roads lead, indeed, somewhere.<\/p>\n
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