All my belongings are held within a backpack, duffle bag, and guitar case. I carry their entire cumulative weight—with a MIDI keyboard, a watercolor set, and several books—on my shoulders. I know I'm far from minimalism. Nonetheless, I'm grateful to viscerally feel the weight of my chattels each time I move to a new place. The necessity amplifies my existential tug-of-war between possession and mobility. Dubbed a Vata dosha by Ayurveda and an air-sign Aquarius by astrology, I benefit from such grounding. Who knows where I'd float off to if I hadn't these bags to anchor me.
Now, freedom surely does sound romantic and exciting. Truthfully, there are hardly any items inside my bags so priceless or irreplaceable that I would lament their loss. Yet, I know I'm stabler under the safety of their weighted blanket.
Remaining tour dates:
Rotterdam - July 28th
Leipzig - July 31st
Budapest - August 6th
Vienna - August 9th
Ljubljana - August 13th
Venice - August 16th
Rome - August 21st
Catania - August 24th
Basel - August 27th
Marseille - August 30th
Barcelona - September 3rd
Madrid - September 6th & 7th
Seville - September 9th
Lisbon - September 11th
Ericeira - September 14th
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