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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.



Faye (ENG)
I am inspired by: Colours
I regret: Not studying art
Today I am grateful for: Good company and friendship

Russ (ENG)
I am inspired by: Academic greatness
I regret: Not spending more time with my family
Today I am grateful for: Not being hit by a meteorite

Maggie (ENG)
I am inspired by: Openness
I regret: Not being more confident when I was younger
Today I am grateful for: Being healthy


Emily (USA)
I am inspired by: One of my professors
I regret: Breaking up with a boy called Nick
Today I am grateful for: New friends

Graham (NZ)
I am inspired by: New technology
I regret: The times I've been insensitive
Today I am grateful for: Being so well off compared to so many people in the world

Tricia (ENG)
I am inspired by: My family
I regret: Not starting a family sooner
Today I am grateful for: Being on holiday with my family


Tara (ENG)
I am inspired by: Making a difference
I regret: Getting into trouble
Today I am grateful for: Going to Efesses

Karol (IND)
I am inspired by: His Holiness, the Dalai Lama
I regret: Not visiting Turkey earlier
Today I am grateful for: Precious human life

Ruth (USA)
I am inspired by: Great human accomplishment
I regret: Not regretting being on a website
Today I am grateful for: Being with my daughter on her birthday


Ilhan
I am inspired by: Money
I regret: Not having a better job
Today I am grateful for: Meeting you

Orhan
I am inspired by: Ambition, it creates hope and future
I regret: Waiting too much to express my feelings when I was younger
Today I am grateful for: My mother

Sorcan
I am inspired by: Love and the good life
I regret: If I have the power to do something and I don't do it
Today I am grateful for: Being positive, like every day


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