Category: Wandering

  • Wandering Through: 2026

    Wandering Through: 2026

    Happy New Year! – if you are reading this on January.

    I was planning on writing a reflective post on 2025, but with all the festivities, plans, changes of routine, I couldn’t get my mind straight to write down a proper post. Instead, here we are, 2026 already, and I’m ready to yap about my New Year resolutions and their background.

    Being a kind, decent person

    Being a kind and decent person is my first and biggest resolution this year. It’s been a continuous work for years already, but I feel there’s still room for improvement here.

    Sometimes I get dragged down into these vicious spirals of selfishness, rudeness and apathy, just because I see it all around, and I don’t even notice how deep this gets to me until it’s been some time already. People in traffic being chaotic, rude and selfish, don’t letting you pass when they should; people skipping the line at the supermarket; people leaving shopping carts in the middle of the parking lot; or people pushing into elevators/trains/metro/gym before letting others get out.

    I might have just realized that I have several issues with people’s driving techniques and people parking things where they shouldn’t. Anyway.

    “We start defending ourselves from the wolves out there, and end up believing that everyone is a wolf“

    I recently saw a movie that said something like “We start defending ourselves from the wolves out there, and end up believing that everyone is a wolf”, and I thought “wow, that was deep”. And I totally agree with that quote, and that’s exactly what happens to me in these spirals.

    So, my first resolution for this year would be this, to be more kind, patient and don’t take life itself so seriously when these random events occur in my life. Just creating some space between these situations and myself, so there’s room for me to considerate what actually happened and if it’s really personal or not – which 99% of times isn’t.

    Being kind to myself

    Combining work, studies, sports, social life, housework and rest is never easy, and it has never been easy for me. I usually end up sacrificing the last element in the list: rest. This is not something I recommend at all, since this always leads me to being absolutely anxious, tired and feeling guilty of not managing to make as much progress as I think I could be doing.

    I always expect so much of myself, and a big part of that comes from what I think others are expecting from me. For example: “I should be done with this task at work today, otherwise, they will think I’m not capable of it”, “I should make this much progress with my thesis, otherwise, they will stop being comprehensive and they’ll kick me out and won’t let me finish my studies”, or “If I don’t workout today, I won’t be worthy” of I don’t know what exactly.

    Of course, there are points here like deadlines that should be met, meaning that if I have to deliver a certain project for my thesis at a specific date, I must do it, there’s no other way around it. But what I’m trying to explain here is more about the pressure I put on myself during the journey, which instead of helping me, creates more anxiety and noise in my mind, don’t letting me think straight and making me feel like my life is pure chaos and everything I do is wrong.

    So, for this year, I also want to be more kind to myself, allowing myself to rest, knowing that it is okay and that it’ll help me reach a better version of myself tomorrow when I’m energized and ready to seize the day.

    Eating healthier

    I consider myself to be a person that is healthy. A person that eats a balanced diet with its proteins, carbs, veggies and so on; and a person that practices a moderate amount of sports during the week. But there’s a habit I would love to change, and that is to reduce the amount of take out I order when I’m home alone.

    It’s so easy for me – and probably any of you – to just open Uber Eats, or any similar app, and just order my favorite take out. It’s like when I’m accompanied at home I don’t even think of ordering anything. Instead, I feel like cooking and making a good dinner plan. But when I’m home alone, it’s totally the opposite.

    This makes me think that I tend to be open to cook for others, but not for me. So I would like to change that and start being consistent when I’m alone, cooking healthy, yummy stuff for myself too. And to leave restaurants food for when I go out with friends or family, to make it even a more special event.

    And, in the end, this is something that would greatly benefit me, because when I eat healthy, functional food, I feel energized, I get a better quality rest and I’m even in a better mood.

    Your turn

    Thank you for making it this far into the post! Let me know if you share any of these new year’s resolutions and why! I would be really happy to read about them.

    More posts will be coming soon, about books, podcasts and stuff that make me learn new perspectives in life recently 🚀

  • Wandering Through: Signs of New York City

    Wandering Through: Signs of New York City

    How cool is that adoption event poster? I would easily become the crazy cat lady from The Simpsons in that event.

    I was recently in New York City for the first time, and it surprised me in ways I couldn’t have imagined. The streets and the subway were way cleaner than expected, more than in some European capitals, New Yorkers were super nice and open, and it was not all burgers and dollar pizza slices! It probably sounds cliche, but I think most people have that image of the Big Apple.

    The only thing that shocked me at first, was when I got out of the airport transfer a couple of streets next to Times Square, and a wave of smells hit my face. It didn’t smell bad, or good. It was a strange mix of smells coming from all the fast food stands in that area: pretzels, hot dogs, donuts, burgers, falafel, gyros, kebab, and so on, mixed with smells from the cars, the heat and water vapor coming from the underground. You just get used to it in a couple of minutes really.

    One of the things that really stood out for me were the signs I’d find all over the city. Let’s check them out.

    GET. MORE. REST.

    A traffic signal box covered in stickers with a sign reading 'GET. MORE. REST.' against a blue sky.
    Street sign urging people to ‘Get More Rest’ with eclectic stickers.

    Straightforward and clear. What else could you ask for. May this serve as a reminder to all of us to prioritize self-care in all areas of our fast-paced life.

    Work and learn how to take a break from work. Exercise and learn how to treat your body with quality rest and recovery. Socialize and spend time with friends, but don’t forget to book some me-time during the week to read, reflect on events or whatever activity that makes you reconnect with your inner self.

    Going Home To Your Family

    A safety sign emphasizing the importance of prioritizing personal safety over work on a construction site.
    A safety reminder emphasizing the importance of prioritizing family and loved ones over work.

    I was impressed to see this. At a construction site. Totally unexpected.

    I wish all workplaces had this level of self-awareness. You can love your work, get obsessed over it, but it should never come in the way of those people cheering and caring for you back home. Even the most office-based corporate jobs can create this fake illusion that you are irreplaceable at it, but where you really are irreplaceable is at home.

    I might expand on this in future posts.

    Be Yourself

    Remember to always be yourself. Because as Timothée Chalamet once said in an interview, “you need to realize that life comes from you and not at you”.

    Read it again and give it a second thought.

    Bonus track

    To end, I would like to highlight these two posters. One from a cat adoption event and another from the 5th Avenue Lego Store.

    Just enjoy.

  • Welcome to my blog!

    Welcome to my blog!

    Hey! Welcome to Bonis on adventure, my personal blog.

    This is the place where I’ll share some of my favorite adventures, reflections on life and deep thoughts that might come to my mind.

    These will mostly include travel recommendations, personal experiences, and favorite food places. Because, who travels and doesn’t like a good plate of original food!

    We will embark ourselves in other topics as well, like cinema and music, and reflect on different aspects of everyday life.

    I keep reading this quote that says “Don’t wait for perfect. Do it now, make it better later”. I guess this is my call to start this blog and stop waiting for the perfect idea or to have the perfect website. As time goes by, we’ll figure it out.

    Let me start my journey by sharing a favorite song of mine. It was going to be either a deep melancholic song about being lost and finding the right person, or something similar but in Shrek fashion.

    Make yourself at home!