Sad To Be Leaving But Happy To Be On Our Way

Soon we are off on a brand new adventure.

My beautiful writing space right now. Photo Credit: Author

It is amazing how fast a month can go by.

In what felt like just yesterday, it seemed as though I had all the time in the world until our flight to Turkey. It felt like miles away. Then all of a sudden it is here. Our blissed-out state is snapped into reality with the knowledge that we are about to re-enter northern civilization.

Chris and I have started referring to Europe and North America as ‘northern civilization’, instead of ‘western civilization’. We think geographically, northern makes more sense than western since Europe is directly over Africa. So that is what it shall be from now on.

At least in our minds.

Today is our second last day at the place we have called home for over two months now. We came here as fragile souls, who I believe, were on the brink of a nervous breakdown. We were both frazzled with the situation that we found ourselves in in the last place, and we were sick and tired of just Africa in general. You can read about that in ‘We Hit A Breaking Point.’

It’s a terrible thing to admit something like that. But we put ourselves into situations that we now see were bleeding us dry. They were bleeding us dry and…

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Jillian Amatt - Artistic Voyages

I seek new experiences and share my life as an artist, traveler, foodie, gardener, and serious steward of our beloved planet. Life is short, let's get busy!