Into the Mild

oh, hello blog! its been awhile hasn't it? i've become even more electronically deprived, as i have lost my phone. again. i know, its terrible, i just can't keep any of this stuff going! but no, i have not died, or fallen off the face of the earth. although, i do feel as though i have been through a sort of symbolic death, or transformation of sorts, simply by becoming so isolated from everything i know. people, technology, all things i know of my previous life. i guess i have reached the goal i was trying to achieve when i initially started traveling, to become totally wild and free.
so, where have i been...i guess we last left off in oregon. i enjoyed some wonderful time exploring all the major cities of oregon, spending time in hot springs decompressing from the stress of my fabulous life, meeting lisa's wonderful cousin Rebecca and her adorable baby, Sophia, and making lots and lots of new friends! its so easy to meet and connect with people in oregon, it seems to me. everywhere i went people were so friendly and open and giving. people i just met would invite us to come stay at their house, or make us dinner, or invite us to come stay with them in Sri Lanka!
while i was fire dancing i met another traveler from Switzerland, Kevin, who asked if he could play guitar while i danced. we decided that we collaborated quite well and were connected in our desire to inspire the world by sharing our music and dance, and to be free and explore everything. so we brought him and another new friend to Thanksgiving at Lisa's mom's house in Lebanon. (insert typical holiday feasting here) next thing you know, we are continuing to travel south, since we both wanted to head in the direction of warmer weather. (sorry oregon, but i can't get down with snow) so far we have been traveling south on the coast, from Gold Beach to San Francisco currently. among the highlights we've camped by enormous redwoods, stayed with a guy named Matt in Fort Bragg who took us mushroom hunting and cooked us to most delicious pasta with fresh chanterelle mushroom and dungeness crab, camped in a closed camp ground on the beach, and so many other things i can't even remember. yesterday i rode a ferry from Sausolito across the bay to San Francisco at night, getting a great view of the Golden Gate and Oakland Bay Bridges. we've made some money street performing, and hope to do some more while we are here, although there seems to be alot of competition! we are couch surfing at a guy's house here from the couch surfing website. today i've learned that you must jump out and wave at the bus, or its not going to stop, and several different busses come to the same stop, so you must know which one you need to get on. i do not. i've had to ask alot of people for help...
so, i don't know what's going to happen next, but i'm doing what i've wanted to do. i'm exploring the world and sharing my creativity, and being pushed to grow in so many ways, from getting rid of everything i own, to learning how to survive in the wilderness, to navigating new cities on my own. i'm one with the flow, letting the wind take me wherever it is i need to go next. trusting my intuition and gut always works, always leading me to the right places, the right people, at the right time. a man i met a few days ago told me he recognized me as an angel in this world, and that he was here to remind me that i am on my mission, and that i'm doing a great job and i am supported and loved. it was so special, just another affirmation that i am right on schedule with whatever it is that is happening that is so much bigger than me.