My trip was inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert's own search for herself across Italy, India, and Indonesia, documented in her memoir, Eat, Pray, Love.
Reading this book, I often found myself laughing to myself at Gilbert's sarcastic and humorous wit. I feel like i learned a lot about each of the countries and places she went to, without feeling like I was reading an encyclopedia or sitting in on a classroom lecture. My favorite place Gilbert describes is Venice. After doing a little research on my own, I felt myself wanting more and more to go visit this place, and experience it for myself. In general, Italy especially caught my attention. I've always had a desire to go, and reading about Gilbert's experience just increased that desire. Although I personally don't agree with some of her values, I appreciate hearing and learning from her perspective, and she was very easy to relate to. I enjoyed her relaxed, optimistic way of looking at situations.
Doing ths project, I surprisingly learned a lot about myself. I learned that I want to learn how to cook in Italy, try to meditate at least once, learn yoga, take care of my body and self - even if that means just sitting back and eating an entire plate of pasta and gelato no matter the gross amount of calories and clogged arteries (hey, if it makes me happy, right?), visit Bali and learn about herbal medicine, and many, many more things. I enjoyed reading Eat, Pray, Love, looking up fun music on youtube, and accessing my inner creative writing abilities. A challenge was figuring out how this blog works...I am old-fashioned, and DEFINITELY NOT a techie, but overall I did enjoy this project, and i hope you enjoy my blog.
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search For Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia, Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin Books, New York, NY 2006. 334 p
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