Taking care of myself has never been so important. I’ll have to listen to my wishes, my fears, my intuition.
I locked the door of my house that afternoon, dropped the keys in the letter box and while I put my bag on my back, I realize that it will become one of the most important thing I will carry on for 5 month, my little treasure. Of course, the real treasure will be found on the way: if I open my heart enough I will find myself again.

My eyes were full of tears and my breath was short. Thoughts were twirling in my head. I couldn’t stop stressing on the way to the airport but as soon as I registered my bag, exhaustion has been replaced by exaltation.

I will start the real solo trip after Bangkok, for now I am going to meet a friend in Dubai. A friend is a part of your heart and as Dom is living in Dubai and welcome me, it will be a bit like my home there. It is a bit of an adventure but a comfortable one!
The journey took ages… Delayed flights, one after another, slow check point, bag missing, after I caught a cab I couldn’t find the entrance of the tower with my two huge bags under a good 35 degrees Celsius. (You enter most of the buildings via car parks!)

I rang a bell, but I was not really sure it was here… A cute sleepy girl in pajama opened the door and jumped in my arms. I felt safe and the relief of being finally at destination was such a good feeling!
In the afternoon, I had to catch up with Orphee as I missed her arms while I was in the plane…