I walked in the Dark! Days 27 and 28 | Samos to Castromaior

[@danielbertsch8291]

Almost there, Olivia! Hope you continue your channel afterwards with whatever is next that you wish to share with us. The past three episodes have included some wonderful visuals and have included some great music. Each has focused on musical style and instruments reflecting the moods of your experiences: wonder, exasperation, joy, frustration, and emerging determination. Also, it is nice to see left profile or a full faced smile. 😊

[@oliviaelenat]

Thank you so much! ❤ Yes, I will continue to post similar travel/nature content on my channel afterwards! The Camino was the first time I tried to create travel content like this, and I absolutely love it! 😊🌿🎥

[@MarkYaklich-fm3ty]

Ive enjoyed your vids from the start. Have you ever discussed in your vids, I don't remember you doing so, what your motivations and/or goals for walking the Camino were - personal/health/spiritual, etc.? Hopefully, you achieved what you had set out for on this experience. Thanks!!!

[@oliviaelenat]

Thank you! 😊 I haven't discussed it in my videos, that's right, but I will talk about it in the final video, which will be like the conclusion/closure to the entire series. To respond a bit here, it was more like a personal search/transition for me, from feeling like I was going in the wrong direction, to making a change.

[@MarkYaklich-fm3ty]

@@oliviaelenat thanks cant wait!!!

[@rowanmulvey8632]

Wow

[@anxomillaraveiga9404]

Very goodplaces

[@jornspirit]

heya Olivia 🫒🌧🌛 ...loong video this time... darkness, rain-ness, tiredness... and all those controversial feelings about 'the end' popping up... sad about it being suddenly over... and yet looking forward to your own bed, and not having to pack every single morning... also: so enjoying to have the camino for yourself, and yet sometimes also missing the company... its all there, in the mish-mash-miso soup of camino feelings... and towards the end they all show up, vying for attention... I'm wondering about how you might sometimes be feeling while editing your videos, seeing how you felt then, and now in retrospective maybe feeling different?! Never wanting to have to go through all of that again, and yet - if it would be possible, to already leave tomorrow again for another go...? I remember when I left behind living in Berlin (after 14 years there), that I couldn't fully decide how I feel about it, and realised, that its unsolvable... its a love-hate (or: yes-no) relationship, and I gradually realised, that most things in my life are... even my feelings about myself... the camino magnifies this beautifully through its intensity, and its ultimate time restriction: we have to leave it behind, and want to, and yet don't want it to end... its a profound life theme, and maybe the hidden magic of the camino is bringing this all up, which makes us feeling so alive, and so humble... gosh - as you see: your final sequences make me so reflective, as if I would be there myself... memories... 🙂☯🙃🙏🌈

[@oliviaelenat]

Hello! 👋 🌄 Thank you for sharing your reflections!😊 My perspective has indeed changed now, and I feel much better and see things more clearly. However, editing these videos often feels like stepping back into those moments, reliving the same emotions all over again. I completely resonate with your experience with Berlin-I felt the exact same way about London, even though I only lived there for 4 years. And every time I get asked, I always describe London as a love-hate relationship for me. 😄 I left London last year, a few months before the Camino, and I am now back home, as I’m working towards changing my direction, so to speak. The Camino was meant to be a bit of a transition, from what felt like “going in the wrong direction” to “making a change and starting over”, or perhaps “reconfiguring”. The Camino was, indeed, a true parallel to life, as it truly mirrored the journey of life and all of its contrasting aspects. ☯ It’s really interesting to hear how similar your reflections were to mine. 😊💭🌈

[@jornspirit]

...so enjoyed reading your reply! PS. I also wanted to mention, that I loved your music choices, especially for the 1st leg from Samos to Sarria... I'll have to get back to the clip, and listen to it again! @@oliviaelenat 💚🎼

[@oliviaelenat]

​@@jornspirit Thank you! 😊