marc brol

Great to see Octavia is back in Barcelona after 45 days! She looks great!

Maybe already answered : the layout of Jade/Alerto apartment is quite similar to that of Karol/Kos. Are they in the same building?

It is still one of the best moments on the site.

I really like Octavia, she is a beautiful, intelligent, thoughtful and kind person. Octavia is exhausted, maybe burning the candles on “multiple sides”. She wants to do a lot of things, puts a lot of pressure on herself, also because she doesn’t want to miss any opportunity, which I understand as she having a great appetite for life. But the balance is missing, she has not included enough time to process and recharge, while being on herself. She needs to have time to process all the impressions and feelings of what’s happening in her life. And when you don’t take this time as an introvert you’ll overload, and you’ll loose yourself. Which may explain the events on the trip. I might be overstepping and simplify too much, but drinking might show the overload in a “nasty way” (which is not her character). Smoking might dull her senses, and reduce the intake of new impressions, or at least reduce the intensity, but it won’t help recharging her “batteries”. She is a genuine lovely person, and wants to do good for all people in her life. But with the lack of energy, these good intentions will even more deplete her “batteries”. I understand she has to make choices, to stay afloat, and not to get crushed because of the lack of energy. And staying in touch with this “community“ is one off the things that will have to wait, and it even might never happen. Such an interesting person. I wish her well in life, and I hope someday to hear how she’s doing. She was the only reason I watched RLC, yes, there are for sure other interesting people, but I don’t understand the Russian language 🙂

Octavia is a "fun" eater, the little dances when she takes the first bites of something she loves, are very endearing. And she doesn't mind overeating, but hates to hurry when eating, like a few days ago 🙂 With activities, she is maybe a bit of a perfectionist, when she is trying to ski until she is black and blue 😉 . She doesn't avoid challenges, but when they are extreme, she tries to find an acceptable compromise, but even then it can afterwards hurt when walking. Funny the sounds she makes when walking the stairs after this extreme weekend 🙂 She learns from her experiences and knows what to strengthen in her weak spots. Which is great, she is someone who takes the issues head-on. If the pain in her knee is linked to the cartilage, I can suggest "Mobliflex Neo" and "dolmad duo", they are not cheap, but helped me a lot. I don't know if she can find the second one in Spain, maybe it will have another name (maybe "Glucadol"). But I'm not medical trained so she should ask her doctor. She clearly has little patience with a smart ass or a know-it-all, which I completely understand. And even more if he is less prepared than he should be (no sleeping bag, ...). And she has a good gut feeling about people, which she should trust, because she had him estimated correctly on her birthday party it seems. So It would be better to avoid this closeness during days without an escape. She seems to be a passionate person, so her "hard" reaction is understandable. No need at all to feel bad or guilty. Lovely how she talks about her friend Veronica, and her finding a great guy. Octavia is really a great friend to have. I hope you'll accept my request... (marc*******)

Octavia was worried about the results of a website, she got an -53. I’ve long time ago had this done by a professor psychology who did this on the side. They needed birthdate and hour and exact location. If not then the results would be off. So if the website only asks birthdate the result could be be really off, because what would they use as a location, for both New York? A time of birth, for both midnight ? In that theory the planets would have a different location than if real data would be used. So I would not worry about this result.

One of the things I love in Octavia, is her huge appetite for life, a real lust for life, she loves to meet new people, try new foods, and is constantly smelling things, and as she told last night, she has tried a lot of substances 🙂 And her idea for a new job suits her, sharing her passion for life with others. Substances, restaurants, pubs, places, in short life experiences. She might even become kind of a life coach herself 🙂 I still believe she is an introvert, and needs to find a balance where she has time to recharge, by being by herself. Her energy, I believe, comes from inside, and less from group interactions. In a group she tends to go for one to one conversations. I’ve seen it when see was visiting the Villa, and Amelia and Mati. She has a very active internal life and imagination, thinks a lot, even over thinks 😉 In the last 3 months (I feel stupid not noticing before how great she is) I started more closely checking on her she has become one of the most interesting people I’ve ever ‘met’, and i’ll miss her a lot when she leaves on Wednesday. I wish her well in life, and believe she will continue to grow as a person. And I hope she’ll find a way to stay in touch.

I guess Octavia is an introverted person, and even if she is a very social person, having a lot of social activities cost a lot of energy for an introvert. If I'm correct she needs to plan enough alone time to recharge. And yes for example go to the forest 😉. When in a group, Octavia seems to prefer one on one discussions, and have deeper conversations. Brooke seems to be an extroverted person, and gets energy from social interactions, and loves to be central in a group. But I might be wrong.