unpack?

time is going quickly. well, time goes by at a slower pace in indonesia. now i feel slower than most people around me here in lisbon. there is so much information around with tvs and traffic and advertisement that just processing it seems to make time pass leaving no time to simply be.

and the rash is still going. it's funny, as parts of me are still in indonesia and parts of me are clearly here in lisbon... every time i scratch my body i feel i'm in bali.

but i'm not, i'm in lisbon. and i haven't felt the urge to unpack yet, fully aware of the immensity of things and feelings and smells and spirits and particles of bali that i carried home with me. also... there is no calendar telling me when to do it! in bali there are auspicious days for everything you do. so which is the auspicious day for unpacking when one comes home from bali?

another thing is shocking me... there is no one thanking anyone here!!?! in bali everyone is at all times thanking their ancestors, the demons, the good spirits, the rain, the sun, the money, the neighbor, the family, the dead, the living, the air, the space, the balance, everything! but here we go on doing our things and don't take the time to thank anyone!