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Finish the Sentence: Turkey

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It’s fitting that halfway through my round the world trip I should arrive in the country halfway between the East and the West, the culture-clash of Europe and Asia that is modern Turkey. People are exceptionally friendly here, even the guys who don’t want to sell you a rug. Below are the locals and travellers who spent a few minutes of their lives with me, and a few more finishing these sentences. Non-Turkish have country codes.



Jeremy (USA)
I am inspired by: Humans
I regret: Certain words
Today I am grateful for: A bed to sleep in

Chagrni
I am inspired by: My father
I regret: Studying economics instead of psychology
Today I am grateful for: Good and evil

Ser
I am inspired by: People
I regret: No regrets today
Today I am grateful for: Working at the Bauhaus


Choko (JAP)
I am inspired by: The things I don't know yet
I regret: Being too shy
Today I am grateful for: Having a great time with Turkish and French friends

Sophie (FRA)
I am inspired by: The sea
I regret: Not having more stomachs
Today I am grateful for: Being 24 and not having to wear a veil

Marion (FRA)
I am inspired by: Pleasure
I regret: Not having more lives
Today I am grateful for: Being somewhere depaysement


Geoff (ENG)
I am inspired by: Life
I regret: Not traveling as much as I would have like to have done
Today I am grateful for: Peace and quiet

Dave (CA)
I am inspired by: How things were done in ancient civilizations
I regret: Not travelling more with my family
Today I am grateful for: Making it through that taxi ride from the airport in Istanbul

Diane (CA)
I am inspired by: People's hospitality
I regret: Not using my nursing skills between graduation and marraige in a country that needed them
Today I am grateful for: Being right here with my family


Nadine (CA)
I am inspired by: People who do as much as they can to make you feel comfortable
I regret: Having to go back to school
Today I am grateful for: Such an amazing world

Michael (CA)
I am inspired by: People who follow their dreams and take a chance
I regret: Notpicking up the glove that someone dropped on that cold morning in Edmonton
Today I am grateful for: Safe travels

Alison
I am inspired by: Artistic people
I regret: Not spending enough time with my kids
Today I am grateful for: Having wonderful friends and guests


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