Escape into life

July 10th 2014 – Bucharest, Romania

5 o’clock in the morning. I hear something in my dream. It’s kind of different. And it’s getting louder. Of course! It’s the alarm from my phone. Damn! “Just 3 hours of sleep, but still enough”, I’m thinking. The mirror in the bathroom says a different story. I’m a wreck! The backpack is ready. But am I ready? I have really no clue, but in just 20 minutes I’m in the subway station heading to the outskirts of Militari neighbourhood. Just a few minutes past 6 o’clock I’m sticking out my thumb on the right side of the road. Is this a good spot to start hitchhiking? Is there a PERFECT spot for that? I have no idea! Minutes pass by and nobody seems to care I’m there. “It’s gonna be a long day.”

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