VANCOUVER ISLAND

My final destination during my travels in North America was Vancouver Island. Decision about going there and spending a few days in a charming cabin by the ocean, not too far away from a little town called Sooke, was made very spontaneusly. I was very lucky to get an invitation to that little echosystem from a friend of a friend, whom I met earlier on in mentioned already Montreal. It is actually very interesting how and where we met and how my stay on the island changed the context of it completely. I first met Mimi in Montreal, she is a student there. She does writing and she is into fashion. She is very creative and arty looking. And even though she DOES HAVE A CLUE, and she hates pretenciousness just as any reasonable person does, my feelings about the whole situation were very mixed. Until I saw and experienced the environment she comes from . . . That makes the whole lot of difference, all of the sudden all the reactions and opinions and the whole mannerism, all of it is justified. Just normal, the only possible. But Mimi, her house and the whole place is special. Almost impossible to imagine. Everything there is just very natural, very organic, simple and very sophisticated. Dripping with creativeness and beauty. Those people turned their lifes into a piece of art and they didnt need blogs or any kind of approval to do so.

The whole thing started with Mimi's mum generation. people from all kind of places who migrated there in the 70's and decided to do things their own way. Now a lot of things changed. The infrastructure of the place itself changes as Vancouver Island becomes an expensive alternative for people living in Vancouver. But they still keep their communities and their ideals. And even though their children move to cities and experience more "polluted" version of things, they still know who they are. And that's what I found amazing about the people and the place. After experiencing that it almost feels like sticking to nature is the only way to stay true . . .