Hello Copenhagen!

Pozabila sem, kako stresno je lahko potovanje. Ko rečem potovanje, mislim na skakanje naokrog s težkimi kovčki, lovljenje avtobusov, vlakov, letal. Čekiranje prtljage, štetja kosov, ki jih lahko neseš na letalo, in podobne zadeve.

Še bolj pa sem pozabila, kako stresna je selitev. Kartonaste škatle, ki nikakor ne morejo spraviti vsega, milijon drobnarij, ki niso ključnega pomena, pa vendar imajo poseben pomen, stvari, ki bi jih lahko vrgli stran, ampak »še ni čas«.

Ko stresni selitvi prišteješ stresno potovanje, temu vsemu pa priključiš še francoske stavke (in dejstvo, da ti na kraj pameti ne pade, da bi preveril, če danes vlaki do letališča slučajno ne peljejo) in čisto preveč napolnjene vlake, kamor se je s težkimi kovčki težko stlačiti, obenem pa srce divje utripa ob pogledu na uro, potem je to recept za izjemno stresno situacijo.

V vseh teh letih sem se naučila odlično in brez stresa potovati, ko gre za vikend izlet ali kakršno koli kratko potovanje, kjer nas (hvalabogu) nizkocenovci omejijo s ptrljago. Naučila sem se spakirati pametno in potovati lahkotno. Poznam neštete trike nizkocenovcev in v zadnjem času sem skorajda vzljubila Ryanair.

V vseh teh letih pa se še nisem naučila potovati brez stresa, kadar gre za selitev. Ponavadi, ko se selim, se selim iz ene države v drugo in ne samo iz enega mesta v drugega ali enega konca mesta na drugega. Zato je to morda še toliko bolj stresno.

Za kratek čas se vračam v Slovenijo, ampak sem se na poti za par dni ustavila v Kopenhagnu, v mestu, kjer sem živela eno leto. Mojih par dni tu ne bo turističnih, ne bom skakala naokrog in se slikala z Malo morsko deklico. Živela bom, kot da ne bi nikoli odšla. In točno tak je bil moj občutek, ko sem po stresnem dnevu priletela na letališče v Kopenhagnu. Pričakala me je čudovita jesen, s svojimi lepimi barvami, soncem in pozitivno energijo.

Hello, Copenhagen! I've missed you.

I've forgotten how stressful travelling can be. By travelling I mean running around with heavy suitcases, catching busses, trains, planes. Checking the luggage, counting the pieces you can bring on board and similar things.

I’ve forgotten even more, however, how stressful moving can be. Endless boxes that simply cannot accommodate everything, million of small things that are not crucial but still have a special meaning for you, things, you could eventually throw away but “it’s not time yet”.

When you add stressful moving to stressful traveling, and add to that French demonstrations (and the fact that it really doesn’t cross one’s mind to check whether trains to the airport by any chance don’t work normally today), and then add on top of that packed trains where it is difficult to squeeze in with heavy suitcases, while at the same time your heart beats like crazy when you see what time it is, then you have a perfect recipe for an extremely stressful situation.

In all those years I’ve learnt very well how to travel without stress when it is a weekend trip or any short trip we are talking about, were (thanksgod!) low cost companies limit us with the luggage. I’ve learnt how to pack smartly and travel light. I know numerous tricks of low cost companies and recently I almost got to like Ryanair.

What I haven’t learnt in all those years, however, is how to move without stress. When I move, I usually move from one country to another and not only from one city to another or one part of the city to another one. Maybe this is why it’s even more stressful for me to move.

I am coming back to Slovenia for a while, but I have made a first stop in Copenhagen, the city where I’ve lived for a year. My few days here won’t be touristic. I won’t be running around taking photos with the Little Mermaid. I will live as if I have never left. And that was exactly the feeling I had when I arrived to the Copenhagen airport after a stressful day. I was welcomed by a beautiful autumn with its beautiful colours, sun and positive energy.

Hello Copenhagen, I’ve missed you.

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