The end of the summer is never easy and, although I am looking forward to 2023’s new beginnings, I want to take a moment to honor John and the friends who have been there for me when my father died and when I decided to move to The Bahamas during the pandemic to be closer and spend more time with my mother. I used to tell people that I was taking a ‘sabbatical’ but it was more of a decision that was born out of love and which meant giving up my amazing nomadic lifestyle that, ironically, I have inherited from the woman I love the most. My mother. The Bahamas were the last place my mother or I had ever imagined living, but when you don’t expect anything, everything that ensues becomes a miracle. In a way my father’s passing and the pandemic allowed me to spend so much quality time with my mother and, looking back on it now, The Bahamas gave me the best years with my mother , my family and John– after my times in Venezuela and Switzerland as a family when my dad was alive and both were unstoppable 🙃 I always knew I would need to get back to my life eventually. My sabbatical was never about stopping work, quite the opposite, it gave me the chance to reset my values and to recalibrate. It meant a lot to me to be able to celebrate my father’s 4th anniversary as this journey started when he died – 4 years and 1 month before my 53rd birthday – and this summer felt like the journey was coming to an end. Officially my new chapter will start in 2023 but it will take me some time to adjust. We are the most important people in our lives and, if we aren’t happy, no one is able to be either. Then, of course, I will figure out how to balance this with John, my family, friends and work. There are so many memories from these past 4 years that I will cherish forever and I really wish to thank the people that made this miracle happen within me. Even though many of the images won’t meant much to anyone else, I will occasionally post some of the snapshots from this journey which has led me to get back to the world again – albeit with a renewed perspective on life. Thank you John for supporting me during the happy as well as the hard times❤️