Thailand: a journey of growth, emotions and true kindness.

In August 2024 I took a trip that I will carry in my heart forever : I went to Thailand with my family. It was not a simple geographical move, but a real experience of personal transformation , a journey of the soul , full of emotions, discoveries, contrasts and small daily epiphanies.

A journey inside and outside of me

Thailand taught me a lot , perhaps more than I could have imagined when I packed my backpack. It was a journey made of great discomfort, anger, sadness, but also of peace, acceptance, amazement and a new awareness. A centrifuge of alternating sensations that led me to confront my rigidities, my habits, and my limits.

I, who love order and cleanliness, found myself in situations that put my patience to the test. But right there, where I wanted to escape or rebel, I discovered how much adaptability I have inside. More than I thought.

The Sound of Transformation

I played 30 Tibetan bells and several gongs , and for those who know me, it is almost unthinkable: until recently those sounds generated anxiety, annoyance, rejection. Instead, this time, no. I listened to them, I welcomed them. Perhaps, without even realizing it, I made peace with certain vibrations . And with some parts of me.

Lessons in Simplicity and Gratitude

In Thailand I saw people living in extremely difficult conditions, in places that I struggle to even describe. And yet, never a complaint. Never a closure. Only smiles, hospitality and kind words. They taught me that happiness can live even in the most extreme simplicity. That you don't need to have a lot to feel rich inside. From this trip I learned to be grateful for what I have.

True kindness, the kind that leaves its mark

If I had to sum it all up in one word, it would be: kindness.

The one I perceived in everyday life, in every “good morning”, in every “thank you”, in every spontaneous gesture. That deep and genuine kindness, that does not need to be shown, but is lived. And remembered.

This trip made me touch with my hand the most authentic meaning of welcome, dignity, joy in small things. We Westerners have so much to learn from this part of the world.

Asia changed me. And now Japan awaits me.

I can only say thank you to Thailand and Asia for everything it has given me. It is a journey that will continue to speak to me for a long time.

And now, with a new energy in my heart, I am preparing to make a dream come true : this summer I will fly to Japan . A country that has always fascinated me, inspired me and nourished the creative soul of ddLab . It is precisely from there that part of my aesthetic and cultural vision is born, and I will finally be able to experience it for real.

Soon I will share with you this new chapter, which I am sure will once again be a gentle encounter with beauty and humanity.

Thank you for walking beside me on this journey too.