7 months. That's seven months that we took our backpacks at home. And 7 months that we have not published any post. They say time flies. But no one had ever told us he was traveling so fast! In fact, while our 11 month flowed inexorably, we already had a preview of this notion if hard to quantify what time. Certainly there are hours and minutes that can be read on our watch. But if they really realize how seconds pass quickly or slowly? Sometimes there is a meeting and we look at the time every 5 minutes saying''how? It's only 5 minutes? C’est donc bien long’’. Alors que lorsqu’on sort de la douche le matin, il n’est pas rare de s’écrier ‘’oh non, plus que 15 minutes avant de devoir partir’’.
Pour nous, depuis notre retour, c’est un peu comme un mélange de ces 2 sensations : l’impression que le temps est figé et que nous sommes englués dans un quotidien un peu moins exotique que notre année de voyage, et en même temps le sentiment que le temps nous file entre les doigts. ‘’Quoi, déjà 7 mois que nous sommes revenus?’’.
Mais… qu’avons-nous fait depuis 7 mois? Et bien des milliers useful things and''flat''(the French, you ask a Quebecois to translate the term!) and dozens of other unnecessary things but a lot more simply amazing''''(see comments for flat''' '). First, take enough to pay the inevitable bills everyday life of the West: home, electricity, telephone, internet ... then enough to fill the fridge (our trip we confirmed that s Stirring the one of the essentials of life!). After also bought a car, then we could resume our place in our society''wonderful''consumer''decadent''-moderno. Suffice to say it was not long before we returned to a rate comparable to that we had until the day before our departure in August 2008. As if we were not really gone ...
But it would be sad and simplistic to conclude that we have spent nearly 11 months to travel the world without having learned from our experience, to go unchanged into the mold that we had left some months earlier. For example, we will never forget Famine''and''lack of water in Zimbabwe whenever we do our groceries, or that we take our shower. Simple ... but effective!
However, after these few months back, one thing remains certain: we can never do without recharge our batteries regularly go to other parts of the world to better understand and live what we are. You have probably figured out: the journey is a passion, but perhaps also a necessity.
is why we invite you to follow our blog again because we repeat our backpacks for a new adventure. More modeste, certes! Rassurez-vous, nous ne repartons pas pour 11 mois. Mais dans tout juste 4 semaines, nous mangerons à nouveau la poussière de pistes sans fin et nous parfumerons de la délicate odeur du diesel de bus surchargés gravissant les sommets.
Où ça? Ne comptez pas sur moi pour vous le dire tout de suite… Mais si votre curiosité est trop grande… alors revenez nous voir à compter du 6 mars.
Au plaisir de repartir avec vous!
Marius et Sylvie…
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