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Grasping to Reality

I travel because it gives me reason. I travel because it excites me. I travel because if I experience new sights, sounds, smells… I know I’m not living in a simulation of my own creation. Reality is what you can see, smell, feel, taste, however, our perceptions of reality vary greatly….

Svalbard

You are not allowed to die here. It is a crime. You are not allowed to give birth here. It is a crime. You are only allowed to exist between the beginning and the end. It is a world unlike the one you know, with unexpected rules, and unforeseen encounters….

Istanbul

Pistachios. Coffees. Cats. Istanbul, a city that is as colourful as it is lovely. Not just in appearance, but by the character of its people. Its history rich with trade, war, and changes in power. A city that not many, in my personal experience, have recommended, or ventured. A city that will challenge your preconceived notions. A city that will stay with you long after you have left. 

Istanbul starts with the unknown….

Beginnings

This is to be my first day of blogging… well, my first day creating anything online that requires a modicum of technical skill. I have several ideas for how I would like this blog to be laid out, however, the technicality of composing this blog is proving a challenge. I continue to waver between the emotions and actions of excitement, frustration, calm, self soothing, confusion, and actively restarting my state of mind….