Being true to my spirit urban hippie, I take my notebook, a pencil, my backpack, and a bottle of water. I decided to go out at 2am for a walk coz the heat of the sun in the south becomes unbearable, I came to a park to write, the sky is clear and the breeze is spectacular, now I found a good place to write among the trees, the silence and the light of light pole. Around you can still hear some voices that, like me, i went outside desperate to look for some freedom, after all we are in difficult times, and any plan b counts to save a little of yourself. I remember too I left home expecting to meet the greatest adventure of my life, and I have found it, life, the great mystery and the great miracle, but in most cases life is always given to you broken and you have to repair it, life is full of many problems, of people you don't like, illness, lack of money, tiredness, sleepless nights, tears, bad decisions, lies and pain. So life comes very, very messy, and you must be the one who organizes it and makes it work properly, of course, without going crazy in the attempt.
But what is the life of Ana McCORMICK? First of all FREEDOM, I need freedom for myself, to live a life as I want to live it, with problems and stupidities, with joys and sorrows, with love and friendship, that is essential. WORK is very important, right? How are you going to live without money, well it is a wonderful hippie idea but in practice it sucks!, work is necessary above all to feel useful and to stay away from vices, laziness and poverty. The third thing I'm going to say is art. ART in all its forms, paint, watercolors, ink, crayons, colors, markers, pens, pencils, chalk, etc, in all places, walls, canvases, laptop, tablet, telephone, photographs, museums, exhibitions, portraits, books, sculptures, letters, clothes, cards, songs, rain, silence, conversations, poetry, secrets, etc. Art helps me to live, it is an oar in my little boat, it helps me to move forward and be happy when life does not want it to be, art is my mother, my father, my grandparents, my children and my pets, it is my hunger and my thirst, my company and my loneliness, all together and all at the same time. Art is a refuge in a world that will never stop beating you, I am an artist because art is my home and it has given me everything that life does not want to give me. Then I would say that I like to learn, I like to STUDY regardless of age or time, I like to be learning new things to die less idiot (laughs) that is why learning languages is fun for me, it is wonderful to understand a different language, because it is thinking differently, is wanting to see the universe in a different way, with other voices and with other soul. In general, people in the world feel lazy or give up easily when they try to speak more than two languages, but not me, I like things that not everyone can get, because most people do not have confidence in themselves and it's not a joke, really people are afraid to live their dream lives.
Now I think that another important thing in my life is to TRAVEL, to know new places, new people, new stories, new adventures, traveling is the most beautiful part of living, because you fill the gaps in the map of your destiny, and you are filling with memories, and memories that build yourself, memories that help you know truly who you are. It is really wonderful. Then I would say that SPORTS continues, I always have liked skateboards, skateboards and skates since childhood, I think I love the feeling of freedom, apart from the fact that you always seem of being someone very cool (laughs) I love swimming, I learned to swim at the age of three! my aunt was a swimming teacher in high school and competed in South American games, I love going to the swimming pools, the seas, the rivers, the lakes, I like to be near the water. I like yoga, I adore meditation, and the postures of nature, I like to have strength in the arms and balance in the whole body. Last but not least important I really like READING, I think it's what I do the most on a daily basis, I read all the time in different languages, I also do it because I like to write I keep a kind of blog of writings and texts on the web for my family and friends, maybe for my children in the future, or maybe when be famous! who knows! LOL I'm kidding, whatever it isn't not a bad idea no?
Just like me, we are all building and repairing our lives, It is all of us who are every minute of every hour trying to repair our lives. I'll tell you, my family is fine during this crisis, I talk to them often, with Alejandro the relationship is over, and I feel better without him, I feel like I was changing. I don't think he's the man I'll share my life with, I don't want to rush anything, I want to do everything very slowly, rushing in love leaves devastating consequences for everyone, so I prefer to breathe and be calm, coz bad company brings a lot of problems. On the other hand sincerely Henry is the guy that interests me now, a writer friend is on his way to the UK, his father lives there, and he plans to live here in Europe again after he left four years ago, he has decided to live in scotland, Henry and I love each other as friends coz we are very different, however we talk everything, history, art, the Greeks, the Spartans, the Black Death, the Babylonian wars, life on other planets, the mysteries of the universe, love, psychology, literature, and destiny. We talk a lot. But to be honest, I'm not sure if we would make a good wedding couple. Who knows, God only knows. It's okay if you don't understand this part of the letter, believe me, I don't even understand what happens between us
(laughs) I've been dating French and African guys, and nothing I find a guy who really understands me and is worth it, they are all so liars, so banal and so hypocritical deep down, but you knows me I don't really want to lose hope, I need to believe that something extraordinary can happen every morning.
I keep working and studying, and I think I will do that until I die or until I am 99 years old (laughs) that will always be like that, it does not bother me at all it is a wonderful part of my life. Studying and working are always privileges.
Finally, Pascal is undoubtedly a very useless person, I always see him sitting there doing nothing when I arrive late at night, he completely wastes his life in front of a television, he doesn't read, he does not play sports, he is not a very smart person, on the contrary, I think he is like a parasite sick and alone. There is not much to say, I am always out at work, or with my friend's house, or in museums, parties, libraries, parks, exhibitions, or small trips. I don't know what Pascal does in his free time, but whenever I found him, I see him dirty without showering in the same clothes as last week, eating in front of the television It's disgusting ! It is not a very interesting life. There is disorder and dust all over the house, I still cannot move because I have not found any place that I like and I'm looking for another job to earn more money and pay for a studio for myself, and buy the washing machine. I practically already have everything in boxes, I have saved and bought many things that I did not have, I am much better than when I arrived (laughs) Even though there is a pandemic, I make cvs all the time and I am always working and saving. It has been difficult with the pandemic but I am always positive, after all the only way to go through hell is to keep moving forward.
(Laughs) I don't want to stay at Pascal's house forever, not even kidding. He is the typical man supported by his parents who did nothing with his life. Do you remember when he took the internet from us? LOL it's crazy, when he allowed you get sick from the fungus on the walls in your room, it's a son of a bitch I thought that day, but I didn't tell you because I thought you trusted him, but it made me very angry to see the state of your room and that he made nothing at that moment I realized that he was an abusive idiot who only cared about money he it's too selfish! deep down he is a bad person, that's why I do not speak to him never, If I have a problem I solve it alone, with my family and friends. I feel like Pascal is playing the victim, the poor friendless fat man, but in reality it is all a role to deceive the roomies. I'm here because i'm no have option, because I don't have enough money, but as soon as that changes I'll go, that's for sure, I no longer want to live with roommates, I want to live alone with my space, invite my friends, have a kitten with a name "fluffy rainbow", and make my little studio a nice home. You more than anyone are invited, you, your sons, your sisters, your friends, your pets, the sons of yours pets!!!
I hope this letter has made you smile a little, and you have enjoyed reading it. I would like to send you some drawings but I don't know what your current address is ! Send me your address and I will send them this week ! I promise!
I miss you so much Kat, please take care!
hugs and kisses
Ana MCCORMICK