My first experience on the Camino de Santiago - Transformation Journeys
Those who know me a little know that I am a travel lover. Some would say that I look for excuses to travel the world, but really when I travel is the moment where I really connect with my essence, when I disconnect from my worries completely and dedicate a space of my life for me.
What is travel?
It's getting out of your comfort zone, out of the known and the safe.
It is to embark on an adventure.
It is an eye-opener.
It is to open the soul, and to look with it at the other.
It is to be impacted with the minimum and to value life.
It is to understand that my way is possibly not the only way.
There are so many and so different that I will never find the best one.
That the world is so wide and so different that it is impossible to fall into monotony.
Every place, no matter how strange or different, has its magic.
To travel is to dare to live! To live in the present!
Traveling makes you realize that your life fits in less than a suitcase, that you only need your wits to live.
With this time of quarantine I have realized that my life needs a balance and I need to make some adjustments. Like all of us who inhabit the world we came with many things to heal, learn and unlearn in order to have a calmer, more serene life, more connected to my true energy.
So I decided to pull my boots out of the closet and start planning my first Camino de Santiago experience. I want to take advantage of every step I take, every breathtaking landscape, every break to stretch my feet. To begin an inner journey, a journey that will help me discover who I am, to connect with my life purpose, to find those things that limit me and keep me from reaching my full potential. Although I'm going alone, I will be accompanied by @city-zen conscious living, they will design a journey of self-knowledge and will be accompanying me as if they were my shadow.
If you want to do the Camino de Santiago, when planning your trip, we recommend you to define the time you have to walk and which route to do because there are many options. I intend to walk for eight days and do the French Way.
What to bring?
- Two breathable T-shirts, which take the least time to dry.
- A shirt.
- Two pants, the best is a pair of shorts and a pair of detachable pants (mountain pants).
- Two units of underwear.
- Three pairs of socks, but not cotton socks, they make you sweat much more, they should be Trekking type.
- A light jacket.
- A waterproof layer.
- Small towel.
- Sleeping bag.
- Slippers for the shower.
- Insulating mat.
- Swimsuit.
- 5 clothespins
- Plastic bag
- A utility knife, flashlight and lighter
- Hat
- Sunglasses
- Notebook and pencil
- Personal hygiene implements.
- First aid kit with: alcohol, adhesive tape, band-aids, sunscreen, needle and thread, patches to prevent blisters and petroleum jelly.
I am two days away from starting this adventure and a few days ago I started my process with Lina from CityZen, I feel ready and anxious for this step. A journey that will transform my life.
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