Friday, March 31, 2017

MY Cicoka.com

We were driving a lot! First we went to a rest stop to use the wifi then we went to a super 8 hotel. It was good to drive to the hotel! 🤠
Bo

Denver and I-80 to the east

So after we finally made it down the biggest mountain in the world,we arrived to the beautiful and new Denver YMCA swimming pool! Yay! So much fun to take a hot shower! I missed it so much when I can't!
Then the boring part: leaving Colorado, driving across Nebraska and Iowa on I-80! Luckily we have survived the boredom. We are rented a motel room in Peru, IL, and tomorrow we will try to land in Michigan.
Ps: Recently I got so sick when I ate regular food, that the last couple of days I had to switch to an experimental diet. I am losing weight and my stomach hurts, but hey, I can still eat carrots, bananas and kombucha! Yay! I hope I will be better soon...

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

By the way...

By the way, those "natural" formations in Arches National Park and other features in Nevada, Arizona and Utah are a remnants of an ancient civilization maybe millions of years ago that were under the ocean and above the ocean many times. They are foundations of huge buildings and palaces that giants built who lived on earth way before us. It was very nice to walk on the sidewalks of this ancient ancient civilization!
I also ended up on a sacred ceremonial place in Capitol Reef National Park and put an offering on the giant obelisk there.
Thank you for the giants and their spirits!

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We are on a 10,640 feet mountain and it's snowing a lot here so it is like 25 degrees Fahrenheit!
Bo

Snow and ice, but didn't really want to ski

Today, just one sentence:
I did not know that Highway 70 in Utah goes trough a 10000+ feet ski area and I did not know that we will get there in the dark in a snowstorm.
That is my sentence today that I am writing laying under the covers in the van in 25 degrees. And we still have to go down...
Oh, and one more thing: I hate getting stuck in a rich people tourist area where there are no overnight parking at all, only expensive hotels, where I have to beg a bus station to let us park until the morning.
Thank the giants we are still ok, I only got a stomach cramp and an internal body shake for a couple hours for clinging to the steering wheel until we could stop finally...
(Kati)

Friday, March 24, 2017

Trailer time in Fallon, Nevada

After going to Reno again we finally got contacted by Steven from a wwoofing farm in Fallon, Nevada. So the direction was a farm in Fallon, an hour south of Reno. We met him at a restaurant/bar called Sandwind. By the way, there is absolutely no cell phone service for me in Nevada besides in Reno and Las Vegas. So after weird circumstances we finally met and after the gig we followed him to the farm. Yay, hay farmers! So we got a little trailer, a composting toilet and an outdoor shower. So we helped him here and there for a couple days. He is a cool guy, kind of a shining star in the middle of a hayfield. He got a little puppy, Henry, who we took care of sometimes and he grew very close to our hearts. After a couple days we played together in an open mic at a cafe/bar and met cool Nevadans there with great voice talents and personalities. It was a good night. After that night I kind of lost every reason why are we staying in a little trailer in Fallon, NV. And how we even got there and why?
Brian called, and he said that the roads point to Michigan for some reason. So now, we said goodbye to Steven and Henry and planned a route to Michigan. We will leave next morning. Not sure why. But it is an exciting time for sure.

Oh yes, I created a gofundme page for us if you can support this spiritual journey please do. This is the link: http://www.gofundme.com/katiandbotraveltothewest thank you for all your support!

Friday, March 17, 2017

the beach

We went to the beach and the water was so cold we couldn't even go in it. After that we built a dam out of sand but after a while it washed away. After all that we went to starbucks. It felt good at the beach!

Bo

Half Moon Bay

So after leaving Death Valley we have arrived to Los Gatos, CA. It was our first ever wwoofing place. After trying it out for one and a half day, we decided to leave. I could not submit myself to do meaningless work, that doesn't require skills. And also other problems occurred I was shocked to face  again. I thought they were gone from my life already... But it had one good thing that happened while we were there,we met Donnie who was from Northern California. Had some great conversations about ideas, nature, reasons, spiritual things, off grid living, farming and what's important in life. Thanks Donnie for being real.
Now we are sitting at Half Moon Bay, CA after a miraculous and amazing yesterday when we arrived to the ocean. The Pacific Ocean! After running around on beaches in many places, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, Pacifica we have visited San Francisco, walk around a bit, then escaped back to the beach between Half Moon Bay and Pacifica. The ocean was scary and freezing, but it was nice to feel it's power.
We will go back to Reno, NV this time. To work on the van and make some things at the Generator. The weather is a little better now over there, so we won't freeze at night. I am looking for places to play music at. I want to sing.
(Kati)

Sunday, March 12, 2017

The desert wind and the full moon

Last night magical things happened. I was laying in the tent I need the full moon above my head. The desert wind blew down the mountains in large swooshes. Like the mountains were breathing all over around the campground, taking big breaths in and out. This wind carried a lot of revelations that went through me and I got a lot of new teachings and deeper understandings. I wrote a lot and I realized that these teachings have to be given to everyone, so I will make a blog soon where I will write them as they come. I am thankful for the mountains to be a vessel for these teachings. I will let you know when I am ready to share. Right now I am so happy and fulfilled with all the beautiful gifts that I received to make my path deeper and brighter. Love to you all!

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

No phone no internet

Wandering around the Death Valley! Golden Canyon, Zabriskies Point, Badlands and Salt Flat. Everything is amazing and my spirit is experiencing the death all around. In a good way. It's  necessary to wake up to something new. It's actually calming and beautiful. Thank you, desert and starry sky!
Bo loves to climb mountains and he didn't touch any PlayStation since we left New York! I am so proud of him! He is a cool kid. Didn't see him this happy for the longest time, and we are spending all times together. We really needed that.
Today we went to Pahrump, NV and had a great wifi time in the library and bought more food to take in with us. Returning now to the Furnace Creek Campsite.
Thanks for all our friends and family who support us! We really need it right now. We are so glad that you care!
I was feeling devastated about money but now I feel slightly better. I emailed to a lot of farms in California where I would love to live and work for a while.
I did Tarot card reading for myself yesterday and it showed that everything will be all right at the end,  I just have to let go of my old ways to start something new from the roots. I guess it's not that easy sometimes when you have invested so much into your development as a being. But I will try to open my heart to unknown ways... that's what I am learning about right now.



Monday, March 6, 2017

Death Valley

We arrived to Death Valley on Sunday. There is no phone or Internet unless you pay $5 for an hour wifi access.
The Moon goddess were flying above us last night with Orion.

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Gas station stop

   We are in Tonopah, Bo is eating a Subway sandwich and this is probably the last resort for wifi for a while. Last night we slept in the van at a rest stop. The winds were so crazy I was worried the van will roll over. But it didn't. We are still not in Death Valley, but getting closer! I have to receive my spiritual guidance there. The path is deepening.
(Kati)

Saturday, March 4, 2017

THIS GPS IS CRAZY!

This GPS is crazy once it made us go in a giant circle and took us back where we were. Also once we were going to Starbucks and it wanted us to make a circle where we were.
(Bo)

Friday, March 3, 2017

Las Vegas to Reno to Grass Valley

   We left Upstate New York on February 14 and flew to Las Vegas in hope for a new mission and a beautiful time in the desert and the west. I left my love, Brian and my cat and dog behind and took my son, Bo with me. I believed deeply in the positive experiences we were looking ahead of us. I believed in success and that we will have the gifts for everything we would like to achieve. And yes, even though the car rental doubled when we arrived, I still loved our first night in Death Valley. The incredibly starry sky greeted me that I felt like I breath stars and we were surrounded without any distance or border at all. I felt like they are so close to me that I could barely stand their miraculousness. That night we just slept in our tiny car. The morning was beautiful and it caused happiness to breath in the deysert air. Our neighbor, Lucy, invited us for a cup of hot tea. She was our first real encounter in this miraculous world. And she was too a true spirit. A wise woman who we were so happy to be with. She gifted us beautiful fossilized rocks she found in her desert walks. Thank you Lucy, we would love to keep in touch! 
   After the morning hang out we went rock dune hopping. Then we went to see the real sand dunes and Bo rolled down on a couple of hills. It was his first time in a sandy desert. 
In the afternoon we left Death Valley and drove up to Reno, Nevada in hopes to find our couch surfing location and Irma, our host for a couple days. Irma is from Georgia, you know, the country next to Russia. She, her daughter and her mom were hosting us in their beautiful house in Sparks, next to Reno. The view was breathtaking from their house. 
   The next morning we went to the Generator where I received a free work studio space to create my planned installations. We were wondering around Reno and Sparks, thinking what are we actually doing here?
I was constantly searching for cars to buy. I realized how little money I had and how much the car rental was draining me from money. My mom saved us from Hungary, so I was looking for cars... Bill, the artist mechanic helped me look at cars but the few selection was very disappointing for the price I could afford. I thought I was in a nightmare or a comedy or both. That's how bad the cars were that we have looked at. I could not believe it is actually happening. The way these cars were, I never have imagined that it's actually possible to sell cars in that state they were in. Anyway, thank you Bill for all your effort and help! Thank you for your positive attitude too! 
   The second day in Reno I got the flu. I was so increasingly sick that I had to lay in bed for two days and if I got up and went somewhere I had major headache, unbelievable sore throat and paint everywhere. So I was disabled for a while. After our couchsurfing days were up we had to leave Irma and her family. We had an other couch surfing place with Mette at the other side of town. She to lived in a very beautiful house where we slept three nights. She was a very cool spirit who was moving back to Norway to leave this country behind that got Trumped on. It was snowing and snowing and raining and it was cold, cold, cold. We didn't expect this at all... After our days were up we went on a search for a cheap motel. Because I drained all my cards for ready cash to buy a car , and waiting on line at this casino hotel for an hour, very sick and tired, we had to leave because they only accepted card payments with a $100 card deposit. I felt like the whole world was against me. I didn't find a car, we couldn't stay in the hotel and we had nowhere to go. I was crying, I thought I will give up. I hated the homeless feeling in the ugly casino city, Reno. I talked yo Brian on the phone and he tried to put life into me. We ended up at Motel 6, a disgusting motel by the highway. I felt very unsafe and thought I was an idiot leaving my Upstate New York house behind. We went yo sleep very sad...
I found a 1999 Chevy Astor van, but it was too expensive, so I gave up on that. Then we went yo sleep.
   The next morning I had an idea. I offered a deal to the sellers of the van, and was hoping for an answer, a yes. After half an hour a text message arrived: they accept the deal! I was so happy, I looked at the van, they gave me the papers and I gave them all the money my mom sent us to survive. Then the rest of the day we spent in and out of the DMV to get a temporary moving permit. 
That night we slept in the van in the Generator parking lot in 19 degrees. 
Hey, the next day we still had to go to the DMV! Then we got to have insurance! By the afternoon it was all done. We were ready to leave the area and go to Grass Valley,  California. It was not enough we had to wait many extra days to cross the Sierra Nevada because 57 feet of snow, landslides and avalanche, it was also the dealing with the paperwork, smog check, permits, before that I got a flat tire in the rental car that had to be changed. I thought the whole world turned against us.
   I had lot of hopes to go to Grass Valley because Brian's best friend was there and my artist friend who we just met last summer at Burning Man. So I thought Grass Valley will save us! Here we go Grass Valley! We passed the Donner peak, they finally cleaned the avalanches, but the snow walls were still by the road higher than the road signs. We arrived at Tatiana's house and after we climbed up the incredibly steep driveway with our new van, she invited us in. Her house was very cause and artsy. We met her family and moved onto the bed in the living room. That's where we stayed for a week. Grass Valley was promising but my plans yo find a farm to live at got canceled after so many tries to convince people to let Bo on their farms. No children allowed on farms! Who would ever expect that?! I would have never thought of that... I was very disappointed about the lack of understanding, warmth and inviting feelings. The second day we visited Brian's friend and his family too. We had a nice dinner. Thank you all for that!
We were going around all over Grass Valley waiting for the art grant decision that would shape our near future. I strongly believed that I will get a grant, this time it will be different and I will get help. On March 2nd the email came. They thanked me for applying and told me that there were no money left for my project from 5.5 million dollars. Thank you Universe. Thank you Burning Man Arts support. Nobody ever helps me. I was so sad, I was so lost, I was do disappointed, I was murdered. I don't have any money. I don't have any money. I don't have any money...
  So here we go, sitting in Starbucks, close to 10pm. We will try to sleep in our van at the Kmart parking lot tonight. Our new couch surfing place at North San Juan was very scary so we came back to Grass Valley. Tomorrow morning we will leave to go back to Reno to the Generator.  It's 35 degrees outside.
(Kati)