Ferrero’s Diary
06/08/2002 Buenos
Aires
She started her journey through
Argentina. There was no backing down now. Bags in hand, possibilities ahead,
what else could be better than this she thought. If her parents and society
wanted her to be a doctor well then it was definitely a plumber she was going
to be. Now in the face of an adventure, she stepped into it with a smile across
her face.
13/08/2002 Buenos
Aires
The hotels had all been filled in
Buenos Aires and there was no room for her. But that didn’t stop her from
getting her tent out in the cold and uninviting soil of the camp site. She met
Pablo Michael a charming man who did not share her parent’s opinion on what
life should be like. She learns how to define what she wants to be before
trying to become it.
25/09/2002 Santa
Rosa
Now
in Santa Rosa she meets an old couple: Rosa and Pedro. She spends a few days
with them, their beautiful garden and their guard dog, Luna. They teach her
what plants to grow for each season and Pedro teaches her how to hunt in case
she has to spend any other nights away from the comforts of a hotel. She leaves
feeling she learned another important principle: learn from her mistakes, live
everyday like its her last and hope for a better tomorrow.
30/10/2002 Neuquén
She
arrives at a small village in the city of Neuquén, in a taxi that is older than
her great-grandfather. The village is
dirty and the hotels are run down. There is no chance she will be spending her
time in such a place. Therefore, she takes her possessions and camps in field
of corn. The sounds of the night creatures outside her tent make her consider
turning around and calling her parents to come pick her up. But they are very
far away and She feels intense loneliness and fear.
05/11/2002 Viedma
She
had to leave the corn field as quick as she could since the owners thought she
was trying to steal the crops. She left most of her map, her tent and her
compass behind in the process of running away. There was no time to get a taxi
so she ran to the high way and got a ride from an old woman (Serena Mascarada)
to Viedma. On the way she got to know Serena. Serena, a 60 year old woman, with
a deceased husband and a small Chihuahua for a pet offered Ferrero to stay in
her house. She was fascinated with her long journey and wanted to learn the
more she could about Ferrero’s life.
08/11/2002 Viedma
After
spending some time with Serena it was time to leave. But as Ferrero walked out the door Serena
stopped her, gave her a big hug and said that unless Ferrero was willing to
give up some things she valued she could never truly change for she would always
be in control of the things that were holding her back. Therefore, Ferrero took
all the money she had with her and asked Serena to take it for the food and
shelter she had given her. Although, the old woman refused at first after much
persuasion she decided to accept it. Ferrero felt this huge weight being taken
from her shoulders as she continued her journey.
13/11/2002 Perito
Moreno
Ferrero accepted a ride from an
attractive man named Alonso Macedo. As they talked on their way to Perito Moreno
she felt something stir inside her as she looked in his sparkling eyes. She
spent two weeks with Alonso and that was enough for her to fall in love. They
spent each day in each others company, enjoying nature and nurturing their
love. But as the days went by Ferrero saw it was time for her to leave. Alonso
asked for her to stay with him and spend the rest of her life in his company.
But that just wasn’t enough for her, she had set out in this journey with a
goal and she was going to achieve it. He
gave her a ride to the bus station, gave her a passionate kiss and his
photograph with his number on the back.
20/11/2002 Ushuaia
She arrives to a small city name
Ushuaia. There is only a flight from here to her final destination: Tierra del
Fuego. She decides to spend some time in
this city to renew her strength and take some pictures using the ticket she had previously purchased to Tierra del Fuego. She asks
this young man (Alberto) is he can show her around the city. He willingly
agrees and takes Ferrero to places she never believed could exist. Exotic
forests, majestic waterfalls, underground caves. For the next three days they
spent time sight seeing and enjoying each others company. Until one day Ferrero realized that Alberto
was in fact demonstrating some feelings for her. She told him she could not be
in a relationship with him since her heart belonged to somebody else and she
had to find herself in this trip. He looked at her for what seemed like a long
time and told her that life has no meaning without someone she cared about to
share it with.
“Life has no meaning without someone to share it with”
24/11/2002 Tierra
del Fuego
The next day Ferrero packed her few
belongings and boarded the plane with a smile across her face as she saw the
end of her journey near. She exited the plane 3 hours later and as she left the
airport she experienced the coldest moment of her life. That day she checked in
the hotel she had pre-paid for but as she entered her room she felt like a
complete stranger in the luxuries of her own choice. After refreshing herself
she went out with her guide and group to see more of the city. At the end of
the day she returned to the hotel ate dinner alone, watched the news in the
lobby and finally went up to her room. As she put her hand in her pocket to
take her room keys out, she touched a small piece of paper. As she took it out
and opened it she saw the picture of Alonso. The next thing she knew she was
calling the reception asking them to change her flight to tonight and to gather
her few belongings. One hour later she was in a plane headed to Perito Moreno.
25/11/2002 Perito
Moreno
Twelve hours later Ferrero was
exiting the plane in Perito Moreno. She had called Alonso from the hotel room
before she had left but he hadn’t picked up so she had left a voicemail with
the details of her flight and her declaration of love for him. She ran out of
the arrival gates and looked all around for him. After not seeing him there she
realized that maybe she had let it go for too long and that perhaps he didn’t
want to see her again. But as she glanced around once more she saw him entering
the airport. They ran into each others arms and gave a very long kiss. And she
whispered into his hear “I’m never leaving you again”.
“First
say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do”
“Learn
from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow.”
“Unless
you are prepared to give up something valuable you will never be able to truly
change at all, because you’ll be forever in the control of things you can’t
give up”
“Unless
you are prepared to give up something valuable you will never be able to truly
change at all, because you’ll be forever in the control of things you can’t
give up”
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