Against my origins

by Marilda Guimarães Silva (Brazil)

Making a local connection Brazil

From the beginning, my destiny was certain. I knew I would be there: in Amazonian lands to relive my origins, to make sure that there was Rio Negro and Solimões from college classes, to know the pink dolphin of my childhood, of the charming riverside population, and to make sure that even with tiny 50kg of body weight the incredible royal victories would not support my weight😅, that in the streets of Manaus it was not necessary to ask the alligators for permission to be able to cross them, but that there is, even with great human disrespect, the purity of the best forest of the world, with a rich repertoire of songs from the diverse fauna and flora with the pure sensation that I could never experience before .. And I was there ... in the Amazon, lung of my world and yours, which deserves all respect and value. This was undoubtedly one of my best trips, it is perhaps one that I could never have missed. I remember it as if it were today when that boat touched the indigenous tribe and touched me to my true origin, I couldn't contain my tears, there were butterflies in my belly, and a lot, a lot of admiration and love, were the feelings that came to me. For a few moments I even forgot what was behind. Travel has this power: to compose, value and present the existence of unknown facts and demonstrate the true meaning of life ... 💚🌳