Feliz dia das Maes II

Como a Mellissa bem colocou, dia das mães esta chegando e então, eu resolvi postar também. O assunto a principio pode não estar muito relacionado ao blog, mas particularmente acho que tem tudo a ver. O apoio da mãe numa aventura será muito importante. Minha mãe sempre me apoiou nas minhas decisões e desta vez não ia ser diferente.

Mas neste post, eu queria falar um pouco da minha mãe. Falar da minha mãe é fácil. Diva, como seu nome já diz, DIVINA, MARAVILHOSA, ou simplesmente DIVA. "A palavra é uma derivação de “divina” em italiano, que por sua vez vem do latim “divus/diva”. Era usada principalmente para definir as prima donnas da ópera, cantoras com talento extraordinário. Segundo o Aurélio, diva é exatamente isso, mas também significa deusa”.

Com certeza, foi uma das minhas maiores dificuldades quando resolvi juntar as minhas coisas e me mudar para os Estados Unidos. Ficar longe dessa pessoa de quem eu admiro tanto e que tenho aquele amor especial, não é nada fácil.

Um dos maiores presentes que já ganhei, foi o grande momento do reencontro, quando você veio me visitar por alguns meses. Fazendo um esforço aqui, outra ali, ela conseguiu, juntamente com meu pai, comprar a tão esperada passagem para os Estado Unidos e assim, poder nos encontrar novamente. Espero que seja a primeira visita de muitas, porque eu quero que você esteja comigo todos os dias possíveis.

Mãe, eu espero que você tenha um ótimo dia das mães e que mesmo de longe, mando aquele abraço e beijo especial. Você, que tem enfrentado tantas batalhas, mas como sempre saindo vitoriosa. Eu te amo!

TRANSLATION: As Mellissa said before, Mothers Day is arriving and I decided to post something as well. It may not seem like this subject is related to the blog but to me, it means everything.   A mother’s support in this adventure is very important.

My mother always supported me in my decisions and this time won’t be any different. But in this post, I would like to say something about my mother.  To talk about my mother is easy. DIVA, as your name already says, Divine, Marvelous, or simply Diva. “The word is a derivation of Divine in Italian that come from Latin “divus/diva”. It was used mainly for defining the primadonnas of the opera, singers with extraordinary talent.  It also signifies god.” 

Leaving her in Brazil was one of the hardest things to do when I decided to move to this country. To stay away from a person who I admire so much and have a special love for is not easy as a son. 

One of the best gifts I have received was the great moment of our reunion, when you came to visit me for a couple of months. You struggled hard, here and there, to be able to buy a plane ticket together with my dad, so we could see each other and finally hug again. I hope this is the first visit of many cause I want you to be part of my life every day.

Mom, you have always been very strong in facing your battles and will end up victorious. I hope that you have a wonderful Mother’s Day and even from far away, I’m sending you a big hug and special kiss. I love you.

Our Path, long as it may be...

Happy Mother's Day! I got you a map

Me and Mom at Obama's Inauguration

My Mom is cool.  She reads this blog and actually enjoys it.  She asked me if the route for our trip was all set as in if we had a clue where we were going. I though, damn, well that would be a good thing to include in the blog. 

I have been withholding trip specific information partly because there is so much but mostly perhaps because we are unsure - and maybe want to keep it this way.  So much of this trip - in my mind anyway - is lets throw it up in the air and see where it land.  No, not lets throw up, lets throw IT up....throw caution to the wind, take the backroad - not the one with banditos - turn off the GPS and just explore the world.

With that being said, I think it will make my mother and Juliano's mother much less anxious if we have SOME sort of plan.  I will do my best to provide our thoughts of a rough path.

Basic Route for Central America:   

1) Baja Mexico, ferry over the Mexico proper, 2) make our way across the Mexican countryside to Belize, 3) visit a program of the World Walk Foundation ( a group I volunteer with), 4) west to Guatemala, 5) visit a doctor friend there, 6) head south to El Salvador, which I sort of missed in my fabulous map making, 6) 0ver to Honduras, my cool mom volunteered in a bilingual school there, 7) down through Nicaragua to Costa Rica, some R and R and 8) then to Panama and Boca del Toro.  

From there we will have to head to South America by boat if we want to continue to drive ...but that will have to be tomorrow cause just explaining our CA trip made me tired.

Hasta Manana!