Falling Into Place

Happy Solstice and Strawberry Full Moon- a once in a lifetime event I've been told. So happy to share it with my girl.



So far the details of this trip have come together moment by moment in the most magical way. Each piece took effort, but each piece arrived, just as needed.

One of the big ones was finding the right person to rent my home. Despite everyone predicting that I would get millions of contacts from my Craigslist post, I got only a few. But it only takes one right person, and that was Ed. He brought his straightforward being up to Olinda from Omaopio and it all just felt right, for him and for me. I am happy to think of him enjoying my home while I'm traveling.

Having time with Ariel and Chad has been so sweet- enjoying the urban life of Oakland with its bakeries, coffee shops, farmers market and an amazing ripe plum tree along a sidewalk! Ariel has been my sidekick as I fill out the gear for this trip- so patient and engaged in helping me find just the right this and the right that.

Today, I had to prepare myself for a glitch in the run of smooth luck. Financing was not available as had been thought to get a loan for my Prius. A Catch 22: Can't get a loan in California because I don't officially live here; can't get a loan in Hawaii because the car is registered in California. So I had to purchase the car outright and pay myself back with my line of credit. But the dealer wouldn't take a personal check- I'd have to wait to take the car until the check cleared and the money was available. Breathe Melanie, accept this and let it play out as it needs to. Get the check to the dealer and be patient.

Ariel and I sat in their office with resignation and went through the process. But Mike and Emil, the two Armenian dealers, gave me a gift. They decided to trust me and let me take the car. Such a gift.


I don't expect this adventure to have a continual run like this. There will be mis-steps and quirks, wrong turns and uncomfortable moments. But I choose to believe that the clear sailing I have been experiencing signifies that I'm in the right place at the right time, taking on a grand challenge that is just the place I should be falling into.