With Timely Endings Come New Beginings

December is finally with us once again and my days here are now numbered. Twenty to be exact! I gave almost three years of my life to this city and with no regrets I am ready to uproot and say goodbye. With timely endings come new beginnings. May there always be change, may there always be growth. This is a world of endless experiences and possibilities. There will always be another story waiting to be found and told. I'm ready universe. More now then I will ever be. With trust, I leap into the unknown. Blessed be those with willing and open hearts and free and fearless minds.

It's raining goldfish.

The days of this unusually warm Autumn are flying by quickly. My time in Toronto is almost up (for this chapter, at least). Booked my flight back home to Vancouver Island. My flight for Campbell River leaves Christmas Day. I find the idea of flying on Christmas day kinda of romantic. But really I just chose that day because it was the cheapest!

Big, overdue changes are happening. Inside and out. Earlier this week I dreamt it was raining goldfish. Goldfish (a common symbol of luck)rained down and hung on the tree branches like raindrops. This is my subconscious letting me know that my mind is in a very good state and right on track!

In dreams, trees represent the basic structure of our inner lives. Rain stands for coming out of a dark period, emotional release/ the realization that we are now able to let go. It also stands for divine blessing and revelation. Dreaming of fish connects with the emotional side of ourselves and being able to respond instinctively without the need of analyzing, the collective unconscious, information becoming available to us as well as temporal and spiritual power.

I couldn't ask for a better dream than that.

The Introduction: Who is Eartha Lustig

For those of you who just happened to stumble upon my blog... Hi! My name is Eartha. I am a 25 year old woman from Vancouver Island. I have moved 35 times in the past 8 years. I'm always in search of something different, something new. It's not about the grass being greener, it's about it being a different shade.

For the past 3 years I have been living in Toronto. This being the longest I have lived anywhere ( Aside from my home town, Comox, BC, which I left for the big city lights of Vancouver, when I was 17). I have recently grown tired of the city and am fed up with my attempts of fighting my nomadic heart and wandering spirit. So here comes this plan for Adventure...

Starting in February/March I plan to WWOOF my way around Europe, starting in Romania and working my way over to Ireland and the UK. With this desire for travel and discovery also comes a desire to get back in touch with nature and back in touch with myself. Living in the city can be so distracting and it can sometimes be easy get off track and lose yourself in the hustle and bustle of the daily grind.

So what is WWOOFing? WWOOF stands for world wide opportunities on organic farms. It allows people like you and I to travel all over a country and even all over the world for very little money. In exchange for a few hours of work a day (typically 5 days a week), you receive food (amazing, fresh organic food!)to fill up your belly and a roof to put over your head. But it's not just about traveling on a budget. It's about promoting a movement (organic and sustainable living). It's about community. It's about hard (but rewarding) work. It's about the people of the land. It's about culture. It's a way to grow, a way to learn, a way to express and excel. And a way to remember that life can be simple.


Along the way I plan to document as much of my trip as possible via blog entries, photos, and video.

Stay tuned!