grounded in motion: how I romanticize busy travel days

All my belongings are held within a backpack, duffle bag, and guitar case. I carry their entire cumulative weight—with a MIDI keyboard, a watercolor set, and several books—on my shoulders. I know I'm far from minimalism. Nonetheless, I'm grateful to viscerally feel the weight of my chattels each time I move to a new place. The necessity amplifies my existential tug-of-war between possession and mobility. Dubbed a Vata dosha by Ayurveda and an air-sign Aquarius by astrology, I benefit from such grounding. Who knows where I'd float off to if I hadn't these bags to anchor me.

Now, freedom surely does sound romantic and exciting. Truthfully, there are hardly any items inside my bags so priceless or irreplaceable that I would lament their loss. Yet, I know I'm stabler under the safety of their weighted blanket.

Remaining tour dates:

Rotterdam - July 28th

Leipzig - July 31st

Budapest - August 6th

Vienna - August 9th

Ljubljana - August 13th

Venice - August 16th

Rome - August 21st

Catania - August 24th

Basel - August 27th

Marseille - August 30th

Barcelona - September 3rd

Madrid - September 6th & 7th

Seville - September 9th

Lisbon - September 11th

Ericeira - September 14th