THE LIFE OF GABRIEL

 

RAY-BAN

The nights are of waking dreams. It is summer, so we have that feeling of being able to enjoy the simplest things. Summertime is a measure of how less stressed and happier we are going to be. The opposite of when it's cold, and we get introspective.

But how to enjoy the summer? It depends. When you're single, they say summer is the best time to start a romance. Time when everyone is at the parks, bars and streets, the nights are brighter and longer lasting.

I have friends who, since the winter, have been eager to plan what  they will do during the summer season, when we burn in the morning and burn at night. Let's face it: everyone gets more sociable and the songs are always more vibrant: samba, reggae… so many tropical fruits and promises of dating.

In the months of winter, the question is: “how did we spent the summer? Was it a beautiful escape from bureaucratic, boring and ordinary life?

The summer weather is generally hot, very hot, with a light breeze, sand, flowers, beautiful and warm eye sights. A long-awaited season, replaced by the most beautiful of them: autumn, where dreams fall like leaves and vows become accurate.

I was born in a small town, in the south hemisphere. When it was November, we moved to the beach house, where there was no phone and much less mobile. I used to bath in the sea, learn how to fish with my father and to cook with my mother. I had that feeling of being able to enjoy the simplest things in life. Living without a dream is like going to the beach and not seeing the sea.

Again, summer is a measure of how much less stressed and happier we are. And how are we doing over this summer? I asked myself: what did I do? How much fun did I have? Truth be said: I didn't go to terraces to drink colourful drinks, I didn't travel to Sicily, I didn't get a tan by the Richmond River. The most I did was to go to Primmrose Hill on the hottest day of the year.

I forgot to take my pocket fan and the water bottle for sale were all warm. I also didn't see any bold girl doing topless. Either way, have the fun you choose, and don't forget the sunblock.

If you feel embarrassed, wear glasses that will show you the way: in shadow or in light. That's the most accurate thing I've ever read, among the many blah blah blah. And speaking of summer, outside London is still beautiful. I'll see you.

GABRIEL COLOMBO

EDITOR / JOURNALIST & CONTENT WRITER