Bye bye Colombia!

Florin PaunMortars as effective short-range artillery were first used as early as 1453 by the Ottomans during the siege of Constantinople. This model was used mainly against ships. It is noted that the poor quality of the steel is compensated by the immense thickness of the firing barrel.

Florin PaunWinter clothes (very useful during our time in the Andes, but absolutely useless in Central America) and a few other useless items were packed and sent home via DHL. It is worth mentioning that although we have very few possessions (our “house” has an area of ​​less than 10 m2), we did not lack anything on this trip... What I have been observing for years is how absurd man is, collecting all kinds of things that he does not use. I believe that to be truly happy in life you need good health (especially mental!), free time (i.e. not being forced to “dance” only as the consumer society wants, as well as in some cases a not very intelligent family), a few tools (here I would include Nemo the Blue Bus) and a few resources that cost almost nothing, for example playing chess, drawing, playing a musical instrument, the love of knowing and understanding the world... The rest is just background noise...

Florin PaunColombians are very warm, communicative and curious people. While we were preparing the crate for transport, we started talking to other customers, as well as the salesperson at the counter. We briefly explained to them the journey we were making. They were very enthusiastic, and when we parted ways they shook our hands warmly. Including the salesperson at the counter! We have encountered this behavior very often in South America and in Colombia in particular. If we ask ourselves why Western society has become so depressed, false, rigid, suffocated by its own compulsions and on the verge of “burnout” induced by the very system we have created, the cure probably lies, at least in part, in reviewing the way we communicate with our fellow human beings.