San Francisco Regatta

photographed by: caro ramirez (website | blog | flickr)

A regatta is a series of boat races. I felt like a movie heroine racing solo across the ocean to meet the love of my life. Who is he and where is he? Admittedly, I've become more cynical than ever, but I have and am and will always be a romantic and I would cross an ocean to meet the love of my life. I have this idea of writing a love letter and putting it in a bottle and then throwing the bottle into the ocean. Who knows who would find this bottle with the letter? But I'd like to think it would be quite a great journey and adventure for this bottle. Maybe the bottle would cross the Pacific Ocean and reach Asia, who knows? I first had this idea around the time of the earthquake this time last month. I was thinking about how life is so short and sometimes I cannot help fix global problems immediately, but I can always offer some kindness. Wouldn't it just make your day if you found a bottle with a letter in it?

I haven't decided what I'm going to write in the letter, but it will be addressed to unknown and I hope if someone were to find the bottle, it would brighten this person's day. Should I leave my contact information or should it remain anonymous? It would be quite amazing if someone found it and then contacted me. I told this idea to Caro and she told me a story about a couple who would develop lost rolls of film and try to find the owners of the film. It was such a beautiful story and it really makes me think how precious life is and how small acts of kindness can really make the world a better place. This whole idea was inspired by Letters to Juliet. I personally loved this movie, because I felt like love can really be powerful if you truly believe in it. If and when I visit Verona, I will definitely write a letter to Juliet, but for now, Thursday's love letter will be to dear Juliet. If I ever felt the love that Claire felt in Letters to Juliet, I would absolutely want to seize it and I hope that the other person would feel the same way about me.

I know that love is not a race and I'm really in no hurry to "fall in love", but I just hope I will meet this someone and share some great memories and conversations, whether it's for one night or a lifetime. Growing up, I've always wanted to do certain activities with "him", thanks to numerous romantic films: ride the Ferris Wheel at night à la Never Been Kissed and Before Sunrise, go star gazing, go on a row boat ride in a lake and of course, kiss under the Eiffel Tower.