✨ Magical Days in Arosa, Switzerland - Then COVID Hit & Everything Changed

Hi, friends! ♡

I wanted to share with you a little about my wonderful short trip to Arosa in Switzerland. We stayed at the beautiful Valsana Hotel, one of my favorite places for peace, nature, and mountain magic. The first two days were absolutely magical - I walked, journaled, breathed in the fresh alpine air, and even filmed some beautiful moments that I’ll share in a future vlog on my YouTube channel youtube.com/@favieofficial.

Being there reminded me why I love spending time in places during off-seasons. I don’t like the heat - anything above 25°C is already too much for me - and I’ve always preferred going against the crowd and seeking out cooler, quieter places. For me, summers are meant for higher altitudes or northern countries like the Swiss or Austrian Alps, the Dolomites, or maybe even Denmark, Sweden, or Norway. And then in autumn and winter, I’ll head south - to Spain, the South of France, Argentina, or other warmer places.

I still remember studying Flamenco dance in Granada one summer at 45°C with the desert wind blowing through the city… I honestly don’t even know how I survived that. Or that summer in my old van in Portugal’s Algarve - it was 40°C inside the van without air conditioning. Never again!

Well… after those two magical days in Arosa, everything changed. COVID hit. Everyone got sick, and we ended up spending the rest of the trip stuck in our hotel rooms, feeling worse by the hour. For some reason, it hit me the hardest. The journey back home while sick was honestly one of the worst experiences I’ve had - traveling while sick is just miserable. And once we arrived, the virus hit me even harder. I caught an Omicron subvariant, and I’ve truly never felt this sick in my life.

What bothered me most was the thought: what if I had a concert or performance? Back in my DanceSport days, we pushed through almost everything with medication - unless we had a fever. But as a singer, if your voice is gone, you just can’t “push through.” That reality really hit me. Once things settle with van life, I want to seriously focus on rebuilding my health and strengthening my body - because I really hate being sick or having to cancel things.

I’m still recovering, slowly, and taking good care of myself. Once I’m back on my feet, the next step is picking up my van from the mechanic and doing the very last touches over the next few weeks. And then - finally - I’ll begin my long-awaited van life journey.

Thanks so much for being here. I hope you’re all staying healthy and taking care of yourselves.

With love always,
FAVIE

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