Finding a time to relax during finals at Williams is a challenge. However, here and there, students find themselves involuntarily snoozing in beautiful locations; Jenness Porch is one of my favorites.
Today while perching on the chair on this porch, I pondered on how to best portray the dream I had just had. I decided to go back to sleep and take a camera with me to best describe what I was seeing.
When I woke up...
I found myself walking down my grandparents' marble lined apartment entrance. My mind/legs quickly transported me down the street to a corner where maple trees were nowhere to be found.
A bit confused, I walked up the street a bit, looked back...
and realized that Williams was a few miles that < way (down the street is the Atlantic) and that I was ACTUALLY walking. Actually breathing in the soothing ocean scented breeze that is carried through the streets of São João do Estoril. All excited, I began jumping like the 13 year old I had once left behind, dropped some beats for my grandma's entertainment and, since I had that dream camera in hand (the iPhone's 1 million megapixel camera does some wonderful stuff) I resumed my picture taking.
On the way to the station, we stopped to say hi to some friends...
Actually we went to my grandmother's hairdressing store and I got caught up with all the gossip =p
Then we got on one of these:
(note: I will have to capture some good graffiti to prove that it is not just a way to defile public spaces)
and we went to Cascais to run a short errand
Here in Rua Direita, I was gifted with my first remembrance of the beautiful art of Portuguese cobblestones that cover sidewalks in the Lisbon area.
Since I was a still a bit unsure of whether this was a dream or reality, I decided to pick this gentleman's proboscis. He was sure to react if this were a dream! He did... he got all offended and stormed away.
I settled on the fact that today had to be both a bit of real and a touch of dreamy.
Onwards through the streets of Cascais...
Seeing all of these beautiful esplanadas, or restaurants with outside eating areas, made me turn in my Jenness porch chair/made me hungry, and I sleepwalked/walked into a café with my grandmother not realizing that we had arrived in
PARADISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what to choose??? I had one of these yesterday...
salame
Therefore I decided to enjoy one of THESE
Bola de Berlim (with cream!!!)
while in the most wonderful company that finally fixed the dream/reality paradox. I was with family.
then we came home...
As per usual, I did my 2 hours of guitar practice a day, this time in a newly refurbished space.
Then I had a Portuguese home cooked meal, which always comes with delicious soup, a delicious entreé, and BREAD!!
Now I am here
tired of doing nothing all day... praying for more wonderful dreams/moments.
