Voltar é mais difícil do que partir? O que aconteceu depois do Alasca...T4 E2

What changed after Alaska? It feels like we participated in a large social experiment. Something very strong and transformative changes within us after an experience like that. We returned to Brazil and, while waiting for the van to arrive, we lived a "normal life," but everything seemed out of place. Worries we had before, on the road, ceased to exist. And others arose, but they no longer made sense. The worries of a "normal" life were no longer normal. And now? Perhaps it was the first time we truly realized the magnitude of what we had accomplished. We began to interact with people from our "old life" and no longer with travelers who thought and lived like us. We realized that our relationship with consumption had changed drastically; many things began to seem futile or unnecessary. Small talk became difficult. We talked to people who, no matter how much we explained, wouldn't understand our reality. And we no longer understood their reality. Everything we gave up when we chose to change our lives became more tangible; it was right there in front of us. On the other hand, the life we ​​had chosen was on hold. We needed to renovate the van, take care of our health, which had been neglected for a while, and, above all, take care of our minds. We were neither here nor there. Emptiness, anxiety, longing for life on the road, and it repeated itself. A cycle that seemed endless. It was difficult to put everything back in its place. It was the embrace of our family that brought things back into balance. This immense love that makes the pieces fit together. And when it did, everything made sense. The word was: CHOICE. We lived the life we ​​had the privilege of choosing. And that is priceless. The first time we slept in our little house, after so long, confirmed what we needed: that's where we WANTED to be. There were many sacrifices, but they all compensate for the joy of living the way we chose. It was this feeling that kept us going, after a necessary pause. Shall we explore Brazil together?