stench

I guess I now came to the point I should write this down. I have considered it for a long time. I mentioned in the first post of this blog that it can be therapeutic to write things down. (Nobody knows about this blog anyway....)

I sometimes wonder why I'm living the life I do. (Or other people comment on it....) But here is some background. It has been a terrible struggle, but I realize that I should be grateful for it because it brought me where I am. It made me look for something better. It made me love the outdoor life (fresh air) and brought me closer to nature. ...a place I like to reside.

What alternatives did I have when I was 12, 13, 14, 15, ... ? At the point of my life I had to make decisions about my future. What do you want to be when you grow up? No matter what job I would choose, I would be working in an environment that is harmfull for me. I was very sensetive to cigarette smoke, still am. And people were smoking ....everywhere............. Where do you go when you have nowhere to go?!
It is not a huge issue for me anymore. Times have changed. It is beautiful to see how fast things have changed. A few years ago -say 5- I could not have imagined that a basic thing like public transport would be smoke-free, let be a bar! Thank God! In a few weeks I'll be back in Sweden. In Sweden the rules on smoking are strict and I won't be bothered. Although, here in the Netherlands I am still confronted with it from time to time.........