My photo essay about “home” was taken on the wardrobe of my bedroom. This photo shows the most important things that I have collected through my life and how they symbolize my thought and meaning of home.
All of these simple things were collected with love and each one of them symbolizes someone or something that is still important to me.
The ladybirds symbolize me because my nickname of Joana is Joaninha and it’s the name that we give to those little flying insects that are red and have black spots. I simply love them! When I see one, I want to keep it only to me and no one can touch them. They’re pieces of me, of who I am…
I really like to be in my bedroom in summertime. This is the time of the year that I enjoy most and, in this photo, there are lots of things that symbolize it: the pink and the yellow flowers are hair slides that my mother gave to me when I was little and I still use them on the beach; inside the ladybird mug, there is a Chinese fan and I use it on those hot days; on the left side, there’s another ladybird mug and, inside it, there’s a shell which was found on a south Portuguese beach and its symbolize my holiday vacancies with all my family in Tavira (it’s a small town in the south of Portugal); and finally, the most important ones in summertime, my cards. One of my hobbies is to play at my computer and with my Mega Drive and PS2 and, when it’s summertime, I take my cards to the beach to play with my boyfriend and friends. By the way, at the top of my cards, there are two green dices which symbolize my favorite Latin quote that I apply to some situations of my life: Alea Jacta Est (The Die Is Cast).
Before my final comment, I want to talk about three things which symbolize one of the most important persons that will always be in my heart - my boyfriend – and they’re the cat mug, the gnome inside that mug, and the frame which has our photo.
I bought the cat mug because my boyfriend has a cat and I consider it as my pet. Before knowing my boyfriend, I didn’t like cats because my father said that they were selfish animals and they were mean to humans. Now, I don’t have the same thought!
The gnome reminds the figure of my boyfriend. The first time that I saw that cute doll, it remembered to me my boyfriend’s physiognomy and I don’t know why because they’re very different from each other. But, when I see the doll’s eyes, I can imagine the green sea eyes of my boyfriend…
The frame has our second picture which was taken on the city which he was born, Caldas da Rainha (near to Leiria).
As you can see, this is the place where I rest and I can be myself. This will always be the place which represents my mind and my soul. This is my home, the place where I keep all my memories and where I’m the only person who can enter to this imaginary world that is, in other words, my world.
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