TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Friday, March 16, 2007

6:10 PM
Posted by jodi rose

arrived in berlin yesterday, in body if not yet soul
still drifting somewhere in the stars, hope to reconnect soon
a month of transit lounge
suddenly realised in sydney airport that I was leaving the country after being oh so very blase about it all. momentary collapse where it all fell apart.
wiped out in hong kong, found pharmacy from last time and stocked up on plane supplies - evian spray and toblerone. watched mix of good and trashy movies - the girl in the cafe / inconvenient truth / last kiss / for your consideration. arrived heathrow 5am walking through tunnel to terminal one almost empty except for airport workers arriving for their shift.
sorted cards and receipts, repacked bags, endless dealing with stuff.
new scientist article on quantam physics and why we can't be in two places at once, no matter how theoretically possible it is. damn. i hate that.
reflecting on transit lounge spaces. so many lives brushing past. glitzy glossy shops. reinvent yourself with more polish and extra perfume.
then remembered I don't need reinvention but to own what is already there. not sure where any of this is going. lucky time isn't linear but in all directions. suddenly minimal life with bare room and studio. taking time to catch up with friends, relocate into new surroundings. a little bizarre, familiar and strange all at once. new perspective on existing life.