rome, canary islands, im old, portugal take 2

so theres actual surfing, like at the beach, surfing the web, channel surfing, and then couch surfing. and thats what i did in rome with my roommate. which really, is one of the greatest ideas man has come up with. you just sign up on this website (there are various security steps to be sure ppl are legit) and find someone in the country you want to go to, see if theyll be around when you wanna come, and you stay with them. FOR FREE. its absolutely ingenious. people helping people. its a beautiful thing. so this rad sailor dude (who sails for PRADA nbd) who lives in the center of rome took us to the hot spots, cooked, took us to the best places to eat, and was the most welcoming, genuine, hospitable man that we could have asked for. so i was in rome for like 4 days, was a very embarrassing tourist, and loved every minute of it. despite the hairy men i encountered on every tram and metro ride who insisted on singing, no screaming, at the top of their lungs. italy's got talent my friends.
the canary islands. i cant even talk about it. the year ive had so far. its not even funny. the weather was fantastic, made some great friends, got free rides to the best beaches, was an extra in a german television show, and cruised down the island rodes with the windows down screaming to leona lewis's ''bleeding in love'' with a 24 year old male native. yes please. we tomard the sol all day, danced all night, and once again realized the ridiculous lives that we lead in the EU, or wherever the plane takes us. all of course in our minimal spare time when we're not in the library.
i turned 21. a few weeks before, the day of, and every now and then presently, i experience mid-life crisey (plural for crisis). its fine. its not. so i was walkin this one day. and i thought wow. 21. i remember being like 8 and thinkin that i would have conquered the world by the time i was 21, and be some mature sophisticated procrastination-less on time level-headed adult. and for a second, i was real upset bc we all know that is NOT me. and then i thought WHY would i everrrr want that. i mean sure thats kinda the general idea of gettin older, gettin a grip on life. but i have my whole life to be old and boring and responsible (ha it'll never happen). so why would i start now. i am a free-falling, open to anything, plans-changing, wants to do everything joke of a 21 year old. and i love it! dont get me wrong. there is a time and a place for being serious and being a real person in life, with a job and having to clean and go to class with more than 3 hours of sleep and having to make sacrifices that arent enjoyable. i get it. and believe it or not, i have exercised such behavior. but if i can get through life with a free spirit having as much fun as possible, why the hek not??? yes ma, i know its not all about fun....but mostly it is. for me. who said that if youre having a load of fun youre not doin it right? i know theres a real world. i know theres jobs, and responsibility and hard work, and the 9-5 days. but i also know imma milk this for what its worth, and not settle bc whooo the hek does that if they can multi-task? yes. not only am i a professional vacationer, i am also a professional multi-tasker. be jealous. we get one shot at this life, and we weren't put on this earth to be stressed with an occasional fun coincidence. i know what youre thinkin--easy to say from the kid living in europe who searches for places to travel to as a pass time, and picks up and drives to another country for the weekend. and thank God i have been released from reality into this life bc its shown me that you can make what you want out of boring class and responsibility with the ''no fun'' included. instead of constantly stressing and focusing on the pressures of the world and throwing in some "fun" every now and then, i say enjoy the hek out of this life while taking care of what you need to. because why not. at the end of the day, if you get done what you need to, what do you have to show for aside from a checked off TO-DO list. nothing. for me, its not always about the checkpoints you get to, but what happens along the way in between them, and what you make out of it, and who you make it with bc recuerdais que adam had to have eve. we were made for relationships. its how we're wired. for all you know, you can reach a whole other ''accomplishment'' along the way to your checkpoint, that can speak mountains more of absolutely immeasurable progress than settling down at your 9-5 job that the world considers commendable success in adulthood. now that i have rambled a sufficient amount, needless to say im sure you all think im far from Aristotle, but its whats inside me, its what excites me, its why i get up, its what i believe, and its what i want to share. sharing is caring.
so we returned to the southwest of portugal this weekend. i meant to live there. i know it. between the endless miles of green untouched land with dirt roads leading to secret breath-taking beaches, chasing kicking donkeys tied up with ancient rope by the precious farmers, off-roading in pitiful rental cars ( i learned how to drive stick) climbing the rocks that line the end of the continent, surrounded by the most consistently sweet, friendly, genuine ppl that i have yet to encounter in a country. i'll have an order of that, thanks. and to top it off, the most perfect beaches i have ever seen. like actually. location, sand, engulfed by beautiful scenery...nothing has been more believably surreal. chew on that.
so i leave you with this. laugh, dare, dream, believe, dont hold back, DO. dont wait for later. later doesnt exist. youre only as old as you let yourself be, and only has tied down as you allow. no excuses. get out there. you too, ma. roll on the river. :) and pa: TYPandMIH

one of my all time favorite songs produces quite a lyric in my opinion:
"And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worrying bout the way things might have been"

and thats all.

ive never sat in one place for so long rambling about life. i dont even know what i just wrote. you're welcome :P hopefully its in english.

"YOU WERE BORN, NOW GO WILD"
--anonymous