Nielada

in introduceyourself •  7 years ago 

Who are you? What do you do? What you are looking for?

I'm Daniela, daughter and lover. In the right moment in the right place. At least that's how I feel since I have no fix address. Could it be that traveling set you free from the chains of the daily routine...?
I define myself as an insatiable persona. For as long as I can remember I felt the urge to let go my parents hands and go out to explore.
I have to clarify that I was born and raised in a little town where the search for a husband is normally more important than personal realization. If you know how to cook and take care of the kids its enough.
Luckily on the last few years This situation is evolving and the fear of not having children before 30 is fading. Because i didn't find myself comfortable in that kind of environment, the idea of having an abroad experience always called my attention.

"I'm leaving on the first chance", was always in my mind.

Studying tourism was the key that took me to where I am now.
I started studying in a hosteling institute and from there i got into the tourism career in college.
ERASMUS(study abroad) a word that since i heard for the first time never left my thoughts. Since my first year at college I got stuck with the idea of studying abroad, maybe with no return.

Finally it happened and I left.

I'm in Barcelona, 19 years old and knowing no other language than Italian.
I cant deny the difficulties I found when trying to communicate and study in another language... It was easier thinking about it from home than actually doing it. Good thing that i choose Spain ant not Poland.
So with a little embarrassment and the willing to make it, I started just letting go my shy side and enjoy this new stage. The horizons expanded, everything seemed possible.
Its a well known fact that ERASMUS (study abroad) is a non stop thing. In between college and frenetic social life theres no time for boredom.
Every day my desire to stay grew up more and more.
With desire, dedication and a little luck i finally found a job.
Working in a hotel gave me the opportunity to meet amazing people from all around the world as well as unbearable individuals too. To listen life stories and feel passionate about the idea of traveling.
For 3 years I kept studying until I got graduated, that was the day I saw the bluest skies I had seen. The feeling of freedom from responsibilities, of finally been able to travel without restrictions.

Basically my trip intention was to get out from my comfort zone. Start a new game and test my capabilities. So with the urge to discover and to discover myself I jumped on a plane with a one way ticket. It has been a year sense then and i cant imagine a different year for my life.
It was a succession of full of life magical moments. Ive felt a tons, and different emotions. Ive learned more about myself, become conscious about the importance of love in life, to ourselves and towards others. About the importance to be free from the social concept that having a lot of things is important. Than is never gonna make you feel full.
Now I know that what we have inside, soul, heart, spirit, it doesn't matter how you call it, is what we should feed and take care of...

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Quien eres? Que haces? Que buscas?

Soy Daniela, hija y amante. En el momento y lugar justo. Por lo menos así me siento desde que no tengo un domicilio fijo. Será que viajar te libera de aquellas constricciones de que la cotidianidad te hace prisionero? Me defino como una persona insaciable. Desde que tengo memoria las ganas de soltar las manos de mis padres y salir a explorar me acompañan.

Antepongo que nací y crecí en un pueblo donde la búsqueda de marido parece ser mas importante que la propia realización personal. Con que sepas cocinar y criar hijos es suficiente. Por suerte en los últimos tiempos la situación se esta desatollando y el miedo de no tener hijos antes de los 30 esta desapareciendo. Debido a que no me sentía cómoda en ese entorno, la idea de poder hacer una experiencia de vida en el extranjero siempre me llamo la atención.

"A la primera ocasión me voy", resonaba siempre en mi cabeza.

El turismo ha sido la clave de lo que me llevó hasta donde estoy ahora. Empecé a estudiar en un instituto de hostelería y de allí pasé a estudiar a la Universidad una carrera de Turismo (si existe!), una carrera interdisciplinaria entre economía y letras.
ERASMUS palabra que desde la primera vez que escuche no dejaba en paz mis pensamientos. Desde el primero año de universidad me enganché con la idea de poder estudiar en el extranjero, tal vez sin volver.

Así fue y me fui.

Me encuentro en Barcelona, 19 años, y sin conocimientos de idiomas aparte del Italiano. No niego las dificultades a la hora de comunicar, y lo de estudiar en otro idioma... Era mas fácil desearlo desde casa que hacerlo. Por suerte elegí España y no Polonia. Así que con el mínimo de vergüenza y las ganas de lograrlo empecé a soltarme y disfrutar esta nueva etapa. Los horizontes se ampliaron, todo parecía posible.
Es bien sabido que el Erasmus es un "no parar". Entre universidad y vida social frenética no cabe lugar para aburrirse.
Cada día crecían mas en mi las ganas de quedarme.
Con deseo, dedicación y un poco de suerte encontré trabajo en un hotel. Trabajar allí me dio la oportunidad de conocer a gente maravillosa de todo el mundo, también mucha gente insoportable, escuchar historias de vida y apasionarme a la idea de viajar. Durante 3 años seguí estudiando a distancia hasta que conseguí graduarme y fue el día en que vi el cielo mas azul que nunca, la sensación de sentirme libre de compromisos, de poder por fin viajar sin restricciones.

Básicamente la intención de mi viaje era poder salir de la zona de confort. Ponerme en juego otra vez y poner a prueba mis capacidades. Así que con las ganas de descubrir y descubrirme subí a un avión con un billete solo de ida. Ha pasado un año da aquel día y no puedo imaginar un año diferente a lo que he vivido.

Ha sido una sucesión de momentos mágicos y llenos de vida. He probado muchas y diferentes emociones. He aprendido mas sobre mi misma, tomado conciencia de cuan importante es el amor en esa vida, hacia si mismo y hacia los demás. De la importancia de salir de aquel concepto impuesto por la sociedad de llenarse con lo material, que en realidad no llega a satisfacernos nunca por completo. Ahora se que a lo que tenemos adentro, el alma, el corazón, el espíritu, no importa como se lo llame, hay que alimentarlo...

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I hope you like it here with us :) Nice intro post as well.

Wish you all the best!

Warm regards,
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Welcome to the steemit community and this is the place for all languages, thank goodness for the amaizing translation apps available today.

Ahaha I agree :) . I'm glad to be here and have also the opportunity to improve my English doing more reading and writing.

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Thanks! I have been in a few conversations talking about cryptocurrencies and this is my first step in this new world. Looking forward to go deeper...

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