In this moment.

by Abigail Newman (United Kingdom (Great Britain))

A leap into the unknown Brazil

Shares

In this moment, everything is perfect. This is what I thought to myself every moment of every single day of my trip to Brazil. Diversity is thriving in this paradise of a country. The culture is captivating and impossible to not get involved in. A country inhabited by the kindest parts of humanity I’ve personally ever encountered. Brazil was my first ever completely solo trip at 18 years old. I stepped onto that flight from Heathrow airport over to Brazil so very nervous but equally so curious and excited to embrace every single inch of the country. I remember thinking to myself simply ‘what am I doing?’ But soon that all became clear. Watching sunrise from Copacabana beach that was when all became clear. This trip opened my eyes in many ways, i found my purpose. From feeling so very lost on where about I fit in in this tremendous world of ours to knowing exactly where I should be in that moment. When in that money, everything is perfect, pure and beautiful that is exactly where you should be. The second I started to embrace every smell, sound, person etc I began to realise the perfection. And some may argue what exactly is perfection and the truth that I learnt when travelling is that the beauty of perfection is simply imperfection. The embrace of imperfection is crucial in enjoying every single moment. Brazil will always be a very special place for me as it sparked my love for travel. It sparked my love especially for south and Central America. This part of the world I always keep extremely close to my heart. In my opinion, culturally this area of our globe is thriving and I always feel so very grateful whenever I get to travel around these countries. Brazil, you will always have my heart. A year later I am eternally grateful I took that flight and found my independence. This independence has simply changed my life and opened me up to so many opportunities. I refuse to ever stop travelling, I refuse to ever stop embracing and most importantly I refuse to ever stop appreciating the perfection in every single moment.