nostalgia

i have recently returned from my trip to the province. once again it was a productive and fulfilling trip, laced with many new experiences and learning opportunities. you know what they say, "life is study". however, i came away from this trip with something else as well - an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia. for some reason or another, i have felt this entire week, the same way i felt when i was a kid.

i don't know if it's the music i heard, the food i ate, or the shows i watched on the hotel tv, but something sparked a feeling of pure "back in the good ol' days" nostalgia in me. i've been riding high on this good feeling for a few days now. i hope that it will last. i already think it will, since i'm still feeling it now. it's a feeling that recalls my days playing in the yard with my brother, carlo. it reminds me of the days when we rode to the park on our bikes, spent entire afternoons playing with our action figures and watching cartoons. it reminds me of the summers we had as kids, when your days would be filled with play and looking forward to the newest movie coming out (animated or otherwise).

i've spent this entire trip with my partner in crime. it could be that she was the one who awakened such good feelings over the last few days. it could be that the promise of a summer together, in a schedule all our own, without the intervention of others that gives me that feeling of child-like freedom. whatever it is, this is the feeling that i've been missing from my summers for so long. i haven't felt this way since grade school. it excites me and energizes me for the hardships to come.

this summer will also require discipline if we are to follow our plan and accomplish our mission. but, i am ready. i am ready for what's ahead of us. i hope that this good feeling will ride it out with me and make this summer an unforgettable one....