I have always been an independent
self-starter. I am not afraid of doing activities alone, it does not mean that I am alone. After all, I am alone in
Lisbon. And guess what, it is marvelous.
It is odd to see how people react when
someone is doing something alone. As this myth of going alone to the movies.
GOD. When I told people I am going alone to the movies, I am met with
the response ”That’s so courageous” or ”I wouldn´t be able” or ”I always wanted
to, but do not have the guts.” And then people tend to think that the solo
cinema rider is sad for being alone… Not true.
I actually have a greater experience when I
see the movie alone, I actually focus…for once more on the movie than the
popcorn…
From my perspective, going alone to the
movies does prove a grade of maturity of not needing someone all the time. It
is ok to be alone, as it is ok to go
with friends or boyfriend. We do not need someone to hold our hand when we go
to the bathroom either? (Correction, I have one friend who is an exception...)
Nobody looks at you in a funny way for going alone to the movies. Nobody
notices, nobody cares. If you care (do I look pathetic?), then someone cares
and that´s you.
There are things in my ”bucket list” that
I always wanted to do, but with age people have their own lives and
therefore, I cannot expect to have companions in all that I do. (Note to the
reader: isn´t it more pathetic to stay home alone and bored because you cannot
do something alone?)
Being capable of doing things alone could be
one of our Nordic features? I have so many friends who travel solo, and tell
their experiences to be life changing. So why not. I am going to solo travel
this fall, and I am expecting it to be the vacay trip to heaven on earth of my
l-i-f-e.
