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  1. inspiredjen

    A question for past pilgrims about safety

    Hi, peregrinos! When I walked last year, I met the nicest people from all over the world and never had problems. But I heard of one man getting shoved (due to snoring) while he was asleep - which turned ugly. There's so much trust and community on the Camino, so it seems like it would be the...
  2. inspiredjen

    Pre/Post Camino ~ What advice would u give yourself? Did u overhaul ur life?

    Hi ChilledKat -- I hope i'm not too late to reply. Pre-camino advice to myself: Trust trust trust. Train and get good footwear. Feel the fear and do it anyway. Ask for support. Personal goals: I wanted to come back changed. I had a number of spiritual questions and looked forward to a time of...
  3. inspiredjen

    How the Camino to changed you

    Beautiful, Pep (and hi, fellow Oregonian!). What you say feels true to me too. Even if only a few do it for religious reasons, I can see now why this would make the trip to heaven a lot shorter. So much peace and understanding, forgiveness and acceptance are good for the soul. :) Anyone else...
  4. inspiredjen

    It's Different This Year

    Hold up, folks. First of all, I give due respect to Annie and recognize the perspective that she brings. I also want to say that I am one of the 2013 crew. Despite assertions that it's different this year, I met some of the most amazing people on my Camino (which ended 3 weeks ago) -- some of...
  5. inspiredjen

    How the Camino to changed you

    Wow. Thank you both so much for your thoughtful replies. I found myself grinning and nodding at all the resonance and similarities. Yay for being thoughtful, strange, post-Type A personalities! :) Your comments also make me wonder if there's another Camino in me someday for all the added...
  6. inspiredjen

    How the Camino to changed you

    I want to start this thread for all the people who went on the Camino for more than just adventure -- who went to search their *interior* landscape and returned home with new insight. I am back only a week now and feel softer at heart than I can ever remember. Even while I was relaxing in...
  7. inspiredjen

    Would you take more time if you could?

    You are all too wonderful! Thank you so much for your thoughtful replies, ruminations, and philosophies! They're exactly what I hoped for! As of this week, my flights are booked and I will have 47 days on the ground. That is very exciting to me. I tend to be a "get there!" person in my head...
  8. inspiredjen

    Spanish Language

    This is a GREAT thread! As a former language teacher, I have a suggestion for anyone who struggles to learn a language: try writing. Of the three learning styles (visual, kinesthetic and auditory), learning by ear is far and away the hardest way to learn. Writing incorporates movement...
  9. inspiredjen

    Would you take more time if you could?

    I'm planning to walk next spring and have the option of taking longer from SJPP to Santiago than the recommended minimum of +/- 33 days. Ahh, self-employment. :) If you could take 6 weeks to walk it, would you? And what would you do with the extra time? Blessings on your journey!
  10. inspiredjen

    There is one last thing I'm worried about: albergues filling

    I'm not advocating you be cavalier about safety. But when we expect the worst, we find it. When we expect the best, we find it. My encouragement is to plan as much as is reasonable -- and then to open your heart to trusting things will work out. It's okay to be afraid. It's okay to be...
  11. inspiredjen

    Barefoot Camino?

    Thank you for the wonderful responses! It appears some of you misunderstood -- I plan to walk *with* shoes. Reading The Barefoot Sisters just got me thinking about the Camino. One of the things that interested me was their slow, deliberate pace at first while their feet toughened. The...
  12. inspiredjen

    Barefoot Camino?

    Hi! I'm planning to do the Camino Frances in April/May 2013. In preparation, I've been avidly slurping up books about the Camino experience as well as other long walks. In that vein, I just finished The Barefoot Sisters: Southbound. These two 20-somethings walked the entire Appalachian Trail...
  13. inspiredjen

    There is one last thing I'm worried about: albergues filling

    From one worry-wart to another, I want to offer another option to consider as you walk: try trust. From what I can tell, walking the Camino is a euphemism for life. If one thing in life is true, it's that nothing is for certain. Instead of planning for every contingency (God knows I do it too)...

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