Again we drill a tunnel to connect the life in Madrid and the life in New York using a plane as the stainless steel
drill bit. Relatives, friends, landscapes, yesterday routines come to meet us.
The city greets us at night, big and cold and familiar as a pair of shoes broken
in a while ago. Resuming. Walking the streets that were the backdrop of our
days with a mix of nostalgia and enthusiasm when finding everything where it
belongs. Noting the small changes and thinking of the slow progress of the tectonic
plates that goes unnoticed in the daily experience. Trying to concentrate into
tight bubbles the moments shared with our people here to compensate, as much as
possible, for the long absence. Tasting the sharp cold and the thin snow. Planning
with military precision where to do lunch and dinner for the next 10 days. Showing
off the child –grown, untamed, perfect…
This visit means taking a glimpse of an intimate corner of the
personal history. Round trip.