Naked Soul Kitchen

Well, this girl isn't going back to sleep anytime soon... It's 3:30am and I was awoken by drunk mumblings of some idiot who walked into my dorm room shining his lighter on each bed there, looking for someone. I don't think I've been that alarmed ever in my trip or for a while. My heart is still beating a thousand miles a minute and I am wide awake with my knife in my hand. It was right under my pillow this time because of the location where I am staying. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on a busy street, absolutely no security if something happened. Actually there is a guy from Japan staying in the room as well besides me, who to my surprise, jumped out of his bed when he heard the drunk guy walking over to my bed and ran over to chase him off. The owners then came and escorted the crazy lunatic outside. That's why sometimes I really hate people. I have to be up in two and a half hours for my bus and I went to bed only three and a half hours ago. Not cool...

I am on the bus, the bus I should have been on weeks ago. The bus that will take me away from a place I've called home for almost a month now. Moonlight Rock was not just a roof over my head and a bed to sleep in, it became a part of me which I will carry with me for the rest of my life. When I walked up that wooden walkway and in through the lounge of Moonlight Rock, I had no idea about how much impact this place and people would have on me. I was clueless. I walked in there with an open heart and it became filled with love and lifelong friendships. Otres Beach was exactly what I needed without even knowing what it really was that I was looking for. I sure found it and more. I had spent some of my happiest days of my entire trip, right there in the little piece of heaven which unfolded in front of me the first day I arrived. The stretches of white sand beach, the roaring sea, the sky, the little rituals which became inevitable and even necessary. Going to sit on the beach for bre...

Life is strange. You find something that you feel is yours, you feel like you belong there but then something turns and the same corners don't feel safe anymore. The same comforting walk down the street just doesn't feel the same. Something has changed and something in me does not feel the same. I guess things aren't ever the same at the beginning as they are as more time passes by. The ironic thing is that nothing around me has really changed but it's something inside me that has taken a turn. A turn for the worse, or for better. Who knows. Different, I know that. A new place again, new people, new experiences. But how long can I do that for? I guess there is no expiration date on following your heart. That's what I've been doing I think. I've been doing exactly what my heart desires. Maybe that's the problem. Maybe I've been catering to my needs too much, that I can't really enjoy the normalty of having to want something and not get it. I'v...

I've experienced so many amazing moments with so many beautiful people. And I mean beautiful inside and out. The kind of people who you know will be in your life in one way or another, at some point in time. The world is full of those people, you just have to go out there and find them. Lovers, stoners, loners, losers, strangers... But at the end of the day, those strangers become friends and your soul begins to dance just at the perfect pace and rhythm. I am so fortunate to be here and feel and see everything that's around me. So many people dream about far away lands, they pray every night before bed to maybe someday be able to see those far away lands. And will they ever? Many don't and live through their lives with that sliver of hope, until it's all over. And here is this twenty four year old girl, pretending to be a woman, seeing the big bad world, exploring it with her heart open and her mind running wild. There are no limits for her. She is so free that everyda...

Glan ka pa chate mareksn patareif uashlateb fadio po ya teb. Tara la paton retb re kalaban tikew po la teu. Relaczi. Ren tara jeis potew.

These past two weeks have been a blur of sun, sea, eating, drinking and staying out til the sun comes up. And all of that was accomplished with some amazing people I have met on the way. I have established Sihanoukille as my base until the day I leave for Vietnam. I haven't exactly worked out the details for that journey yet, but with time, I will figure it all out. I am not worried. I have settled into a place called Moonlight Rock, own by some lovely Danish and Finish people. The place has a great vibe, excellent service, delicious food and drinks, and a feel of being at home as well as a great value for your dollar. My last few days at Moonlight were spent just hanging out in the lounge or by the bar and chatting with some fun and interesting people. The only time I left the place, was to go in for a dip in the sea. Otherwise I was fully occupied with doing absolutely nothing. Brilliant! When I go to the Philippines or maybe Indonesia, I hope my journey takes me to a place whe...