Please bring your journals to class, as we will discuss our Relationships, Rituals, and Restrictions as it pertains to the literature and us.
Where I am Local
Hello. My name is
Eric Pellerin. I am a human being, like
everyone else here. I am a citizen of
the world. I am a local of Reading,
Andover, and Groveland, Massachusetts as well as Paris, Southern Italy and Romania. Nice to meet you! Where are you local?
My Three Rs
Relationships:
Luiza and Aidan: the
central focus of my life is my wife and son.
They come first – always. I know
that “I” should come first, and then I would be able to better serve them, but
I find it difficult to always make this balance. Self and family.
My parents, brother, and sister. This is the group that means the most to me,
especially my brother David. My
therapist noticed that I often exchange my brother’s name for Aidan. David was eight years younger than I was, and
there are times when I see the relationship as similar. David and Aidan do all the talking, and I get
to, merely, be around their presences.
Luiza is also the same. I do not
feel comfortable taking the lead. In relationships
I am most happy to follow.
Luiza’s family. This
is an obligation to make Luiza and Aidan happy. The
whole concept of Romania has become just as much a local for me, now that I
have been welcomed into the family.
Friends. I have friends at work – and friends through Aidan’s
friends. Dan, Josh, and Jason. I feel very close to my friend Jeff who lives
in New York. I do not see him often
enough.
Rituals:
I am obsessive when it comes to cleanliness. I am the primary housekeeper of our
house. I do most of the cleaning and all
the cooking.
Personal & physical reflection. I am constantly working on myself,
whether it be thoughts, feelings, and relationships – or physical aspects of
self like food, exercise, and clothing.
Perfection. It is what I strive for. It gives me life, and is slowly killing me.
Reading. Always
reading. I usually have 3-5 books going
at a time.
Prayer and meditation. I read a page from Book of Daily Thoughts and Prayers by Swami Paramananda every morning.
Music. I listen to music everyday of my life. I still have an Ipod because I need to have
15,000 songs at my disposal at all times, in the mixes that I arrange.
I love all things French.
If I could live anywhere is the world (that I know of) it would be
Paris. I also love the Almafi coast in
Italy, and felt at home there. The
people look like me. My family’s origin
is Naples, Italy and Paris, France.
Restrictions:
I am a white, American, male. 44 years-old.
I have few (or no) restrictions. The only
person controlling me, is me.
