Remembering Kinga Freespirit

2 comments | June 12th, 2006 | Trackback

“Every dream is given to us with the power to make it come true.”

Kinga Freespirit lived by that quote during her six years of traveling with her companion, Chopin. Her dream, in fact, led her to Africa, the destination of a lifelong goal. And while living and fulfilling that dream, Kinga Freespirit passed on June 9, 2006, due to complications associated with celebral malaria.

Who was Kinga Freespirit? Ask one of the locals she encountered on her six years of traveling, they’ll tell you she was an inspiration. Ask fellow travelers, they’ll tell you she was an motivator, encouraging others to live a life less ordinary. Read her website, and you’ll say she lived by her surname — a free-spirit– who hitchhiked around the world and traveled without plans. But, whoever she was — an inspiration, motivator, or free-spirit — she lived and died doing what made her happy.

On a personal note, I first heard of Kinga through Bootsnall while preparing for a trip to Thailand and Laos. I read a post by Kinga that motivated and moved me to purchase her book, Led by Destiny. Immediately, she fascinated me with elegant writing and unbridled spirit. Kinga was the person I wanted to be, but didn’t know how. She lived a life without borders and unbounded by rules. Her book helped me release my inhibitions and open my eyes to discovery.

To say her death was timely is a gross understatement. How can a person who saw the beauty in bottle trees, street scenes, and all forms humanity be gone? But, instead of dwelling on her death, let’s celebrate her life and live our lives as she did.

“Best things in life are free. Best things in life are not things.”

~ Kinga Freespirt

To learn more about Kinga or pay your respects, visit her website. You can also follow two Bootsnall threads dedicated to her memory, here and here.

As you know, Written Road is a part of the BootsnAll Travel Network. Jen and I wish all of you who are grieving, peace.

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