Dear Me:

Dear Me:

I am writing to you this letter now, because I am pretty sure when you go back to Portugal you won't feel so brave. You will maybe start doubting yourself, or let those voices in your head have the best of you.
So Tehur, my dear, when you start doubting your capacities on dealing with any challenge that should, will, could come up, remember Africa:

You DROVE a Land Cruiser on the other side of the world, and did not KILL anyone or damage the car.

You went looking for leopards and you were NOT scared when Mr.Cerval Cat showed up.

You peed outside, in the bush,in choo's that would make your grandma cringe in horror, in front of people, in the dark out in the wild and guess what...YOU SURVIVED!

You camped in the middle of nowhere, in the rain, thunder, wind and even though once or twice you had to sing Amazing Grace to soothe yourself because you were scared, you DID NOT cry once:P

You learned words in a new language and practiced with random people everywhere.

You HIKED for 6 and a half hours without complaining, or anyone carrying you and you actually enjoyed it.

You rode on the Land Cruiser's roof through the bumpy, dusty African roads, strapped by a rope, singing songs and you are here to tell the STORY!

You started playing the PIANO again and you actually don't totally suck.

You started WRITING AGAIN, blogging, stories, and books, even though it freaks you out to be bad at it.

You jumped on a trampolines for the first time, high up and you actually had fun.

You had tea in a dark, maasai hut made of mud and manure in a typically maasai village and never felt happier!

You had lunch in another Maasai house, with people you had never met and loved them so much, and their stories.

You threw yourself in a pond and gave swimming a chance:P

You walked bare foot, held a chameleon, wore kekois and felt the sun on your face and the warm earth under your feet, you LIVED!

So whatever it is that might scare you in the future, make you doubt yourself, make you feel like you cannot do it... Think about Africa...Smile...and just go for it!...Because you can! Because I believe in you!