The Big Trip

So here we are one day before take off, this is going to be a trip of a lifetime. As an avid traveller my expensive hobby has taken to many places. I love it, I love to head out and discover the world. I love to meet new cultures and experience every day life how other people live it. It is a form of reflection and contemplation that gives new perspectives.

How amazing it is that after exploring new places, it is now time to explore a new place that has my roots. I might be born here in the Netherlands, grew up here and am completely Western in many ways, but deep down inside there has always been a curiosity about where I am really from. What does it look like over there?

Growing up I’ve always heard stories about how amazingly beautiful the islands are. I’ve heard stories about how intensely it feels like home, even if one was born in the West. This place is also a part of me, it is a part of me that I have never seen, touched or felt before. But that is about to change, tomorrow we will fly off to Jakarta, Indonesia from where we will fly onwards to Ambon. In these days before departure I started feeling emotional about this trip. Goodness gracious this is so special, I am going home. I am really going home!

I am curious as to what this trip will do to me. One thing is for sure, I am a softy and I will cry my eyeballs out every now and then. I can’t wait to discover this part of me that has been undiscovered so far. I look forward to meeting people that somehow are connected to me. Will I find recognition? Will I find answers to questions once asked but never answered? Or will this give me more questions and even more curiosity?

Who knows what this trip will bring, but I am loving it so far!