Traveling
always has the element of nostalgia in it. Traversing the same roads that
you’ve tread when you were just a scrawny kid, all the while triggering
emotions and long lost memories that can either tickle your funny bone or burst
your tear ducts. There’s always a sense of home in everything that reminds us
of our childhood past.
We
went our different paths this Lent; for some, it provided a window of
opportunity to relax and visit places that have always been on our go-to list.
Others grabbed the time to go home, spend time with family (reunions are common
during lent season), while others went back to their hometown to evoke the
spiritual enlightenment and solemnity of the death of Jesus Christ.
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| Rich kid Veron, going on a trip and whatnot. |
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| A glimpse of a solemn lent vacation Photo by Jill Ferraris |
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| Dining with Family = Happines Photo by Ed Villaruel |
It
may seem like a natural coming-home-from-classes routine, but this nostalgic
travel is a little bit different; we came home rediscovering and questioning
what we thought to be the norms of society, thanks to the teachings here at
UPV. May it be religious conundrums, family faults and issues, or mundane
things that have been bothering us when we go home, we see it with fresh (and
liberated) eyes that we now possess.
We
might see differently now; a more open and questioning mind that’s not
satisfied with just what’s being spoon-fed to us like when we were little, even
a more liberated mind that’s open to infinite possibilities.
However,
nostalgia also triggered the good memories, the life lessons we have learned.
Of
loving your family no matter what.
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| Spreading good baby vibrations |
Of sacrificing a long walk for the one who gave
his life for us
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| Reminding you of why it's a solemn event Photo by Jo Placio |
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| An enduring symbol Photo by Helen Calar And of reminding us, that truly, there’s no place like home. |
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| Spot the Family Idiots Photo by Gyacinth Bangalisan |
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| Kinda Appropriate Photo by Danika Cinco |
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| Charlotte Antoinnette being Chai Photo from Chai Salvaleon |
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