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| Avery, Vara, Carl and Audrey on Lion's Head |
“Set your dreams where nobodies are…”
Imagine listening to these lyrics while sitting on rock on
top of a mountain looking over the city you live in. This was my life nearly an hour ago. It is a bit surreal to
think less than two months ago I was sitting in my living room at home fighting
the flu and nervously a waiting my departure to Cape Town and in two months I
will be sitting back in my living room, god knows doing what. Everyone said it
was going to fly by, it’s the classic line that you hear every time you are
starting a new adventure in your life and every single time I disregard the
statement. And every single time
with no doubt when the end is nearing I realize that yet again they were right
and I was silly for not listening and I soon will be the person telling the
next adventurers the same exact thing. My intentions was not for this blog post
to talk about the time coming to an end because in reality I still have two
months here but it is scary to think I have been here nearly six weeks. Luckily
it is reminder to keep all my goals in mind and continue accomplishing them.
But back to the serene site I saw today. Everyone who has
visited Cape Town told me it was a must to hike Lion’s Head on the full moon
and for the first I listened to their advice. I cannot be happier about it. The
most miraculous thing to me was the amount of people that come together to see
such a normal thing but commemorate it like it is a rare event. Then while
you’re enjoying the company of others you realize you are capable of watching
the sunset completely and the moonrise all from one spot. It seemed to me that
every color was encompassed in this event within a matter of an hour from reds
and greens and yellows to blues and black. It makes you feel unbounded; like you
can choose any path in life, do anything you ever wanted and it will all work
out. A feeling that is hard to shake off after having. It seems as if this is
also a reoccurring feeling while here in Cape Town that has allowed me to grow
mentally, socially, academically and professionally. It has shown me that it is
okay to stray off the path I have made myself. Although still a scary thought
and something I will continue to think about I believe that my time here in
Cape Town has allowed me to continue my search in a simple and non-rushed way.
The feeling a limitless will now forever be represented by my time on Lion’s
Head.
As the song ended with…
“There’s no end, there is no goodbye.
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| On Lion's Head at full moon Audrey gazes out into forever |
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