CONCURSO Mirando hacia atrás / Mirando hacia adelante 2.32/Mi encuentro con el camino

Looking back on my experience in

El camino de Santiago

At first the preparations took up my time and it was difficult to get a clear idea of what I was going to encounter on that journey.
I started to prepare physically, I received an excess of information from all the cardinal points.
I worried about the material aspect in terms of implements, shoes, clothes, backpack.
I received lots of advice about vitamins, nutritious food and first aid.
In my mind the unknown of the places where I would stop to spend the night was present and my thoughts were limited to somewhat domestic aspects.

El peso de la mochila comenzó a obsesionarme y la pesaba varias veces al día en las fechas previas a la salida colocando elementos indispensables y sacando otros que lo fueran tanto.

Mirando hacia adelante

El día cero comenzó con la adrenalina al máximo.
De pronto me arropó el silencio, sentí que podía respirar de verdad, profundamente. A medida que avanzaba me daba cuenta de que lo importante no estaba en todo aquello que había ocupado previamente mi tiempo.


The weight of the backpack began to obsess me and I weighed it several times a day on the dates before the departure, placing indispensable elements and taking out others that were so much.

Looking ahead

Day zero started with the adrenaline pumping.
Suddenly I was enveloped by silence, I felt I could really breathe, deeply. As I went on I realized that what was important was not in everything that had previously occupied my time.

Había pasado a ser parte del entorno, la tierra estaba en mi y yo era parte de ella. El cielo se abría inmensamente y ahora estaba en armonía con la naturaleza.


I had become part of the environment, the earth was in me and I was part of it. The sky was opening up immensely and I was now in harmony with nature.

Avanzar era el objetivo, también aprender a hacerlo y llegar a disfrutarlo. Fui dejando atrás las molestias, los dolores.
Las palabras superfluas pasaban a ocupar un segundo plano y había surgido el momento de encontrarme a mí misma.

¿Qué ocurrió en ese momento? No sé como explicarlo.

Moving forward was the goal, also learning how to do it and getting to enjoy it. I was leaving behind the discomfort, the pain.
Superfluous words took a back seat and the time had come to find myself.

What happened at that moment? I don't know how to explain it.

Quizás este aprendizaje consiste en encontrar el momento de escuchar mi propia conciencia y comenzar a vivir en paz con mi entorno.


Perhaps this learning consists of finding the moment to listen to my own conscience and start living in peace with my environment.

Normalmente esta experiencia espiritual se hace en equipo y una vez que llegas a estar en armonía contigo mismo logras la hermandad con los integrantes del grupo y los demás compañeros del camino.


Normally this spiritual experience is done as a team and once you become in harmony with yourself you achieve brotherhood with the members of the group and the other companions on the path.

Ahora me siento más relajada, más abierta a escuchar a los demás y ofrecer lo que esté a mi alcance.
El camino, se ha convertido en mi referente a la hora de tomar decisiones en mi día a día y se lo recomiendo a quienes quieran vivir esta experiencia tan especial.


Now I feel more relaxed, more open to listening to others and offering what I can.
El camino has become a reference point for me when making decisions in my daily life and I recommend it to those who want to live this special experience.