Signing Off From Izmir

Austin here; tonight is the last night that we will have in Izmir.  We packed our bags.  We cleaned our apartment. We repacked our bags because they were too heavy (mine was 45 pounds!!). We finished watching The Long Way Round, a TV miniseries all about two motorcyclists going from London to New York the long way around; through Asia, Europe and North America, which has inspired us immensely for the new adventure ahead: the Lycian Way, a 500 km track in southern Turkey

There are so many stories to share, so many amazing memories experienced, so many rock bottom lows, so many sky high highs; it's hard to imagine them, they simply all blur together. What we know is that God is faithful, and He has been a good gardener of the garden of our souls and for that we are grateful.  We look forward to new exciting adventures with each other, God, and people we haven't met yet, and of course with nature that is so unbelievable. We hope to keep you updated here and there as well, but mostly we just hope to unwind and detox from the city and find ourselves in the now and in this incredible, blossoming season.

All the best to you wherever you are in your journey; remember, your path may be going into a difficult valley, but perhaps it is just so that you can then come to a mountain peak in the distant fog that you can truly appreciate.

That's all; Austin signing off from Izmir :)