Back in the USA
Last night I arrived in Florida after spending the past two weeks in Romania.
And once again, my string of flight luck continued. Despite all of the delays, cancellations and confusion involved with air travel at the moment, I somehow have managed to bounce around Europe, the Middle East, Morocco and now to the US, without any issues apart from a couple of small delays.
Perhaps the weirdest thing about my recent travels is that it was actually cheaper for me to fly with Lufthansa Airlines from Bucharest - Frankfurt - Miami in Premium Economy than it was to fly in regular Economy. I'm not sure how that works but when I saw the Premium Economy ticket at such a discount, I naturally took it. And it certainly made for a much more comfortable journey.
Now I'm in Florida for the next two weeks, with a schedule full of visiting with family and friends and updating some of my travel gear.
After the US
From the US, I'll be traveling back to Lisbon for about 3 weeks before continuing on to Morocco. I'm heading back to Lisbon because I really am starting to appreciate having a sense of community.
Lisbon is probably the city where I know the most people and being able to show up and suddenly have all kinds of people to hang out with and activities to participate in makes a huge difference. It's the one thing I miss the most from this life of constant travel and now I want to focus more on making sure I do spend time among a community when I can.
Try Something New
In my current effort to branch out of my comfort zone even more and start trying some new things, I did something that I never thought I would be able to handle. I took an ice bath.
This happened a few weeks ago before I left Lisbon for Romania. I joined a group of friends and we did a short
Wim Hof breathing session followed by individual turns sitting in the ice bath.
The temperature of the water was 0C (32F). Naturally, I didn't think I would last for more than half a second given my very strong aversion to cold. But sure enough, I got in there and somehow lasted for a few minutes. And it wasn't brutal. It wasn't fun, but it wasn't brutal and by the end, I was quite calm and relaxed despite the extreme cold.
The biggest benefit was how energized I felt afterwards. It lasted for a couple of days and I felt so good that I am actually looking forward to doing another ice bath as soon as I can.
It's all about trying something new. What's something new you can try today? (Yes, today. Why wait?)
