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1. Ericeira, Portugal

2. Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

3. Balancing an open champagne bottle on my head while dancing 🍾

4. Be a well-paid writer and make films

5. That they really enjoy my honesty

6. Water or lemon and ginger in hot water

7. Cats 🐱 obviously but I also love dogs

9. Oil cleansing with Egyptian Magic and spritzing with lavender hydrosol cures everything

10. Wow, so many things right now, I need to hold them close to my heart while they are in the making!

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1. In a yellow wood house in Trøndelag, Norway

2. (Maybe) City of the Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

3. Love the rain – not sure if it’s a talent but it often feels like it.

4. Various things combined, probably cake and making jam would be involved.

5. That they feel seen and not judged.

6. Toothbrush

7. Cats, but I’m allergic and I’m with a dog person, do I’m a dog mum now.

8. Countless times. It’s easy for me to feel in-love-hormones.

9. Cold water dips – always make you glowing.

10. Become better in speaking Norwegian and seeing my grandma this Christmas.

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Gosh I loved reading your answers Ve! I didn’t realise you live in Norway! I love the rain too as long as it’s not like…85% of the time like it is in the UK 🙃

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Still new to Norwegian life – traded Berlin-city life with Norway forest life a few months ago ago 🙌 And yes, with the rain, it’s true. I guess it’s always about the change of weather and seasons that makes them so beautiful.

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Thank you for sharing your truth as it unfolds

1. Where do you live right now? Cardiff, Wales

2. What’s the last book you read? Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T. J. Klune

3. What’s your secret talent? I can get people to open up and be vulnerable.

4. If you could do anything for work, what would it be? Write paint sculpt create explore expand

5. Something you wish people told you about yourself? That I moved or transformed their life in some way, that I won’t be forgotten

6. First thing in the morning, the first thing you put in your mouth. Toothbrush

7. Cats, dogs or other/neither? Dogs (cats are lovely too)

8. How many times have you been in love? many times

9. Your best natural beauty tip. Drink water, wear spf if in the sun

10. The thing on the very top of your ‘dream/wish list’? Still figuring it out but it must be something that involves expansion and exploration

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Idk why I admire that the first thing you put in your mouth in the morning is your truthbrush. but I really do! Isn't it funny how the tiny habits of other humans are so fascintating and vary so widely!

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Love to follow your journey along, and it’s true, Your readings can be mirroring so many feelings but this is such a great thing ! 🙏

Will play along too

1. I live currently in istanbul

2. The festen method

3. Create visually and through words feelings, vision and ppl have inside them

4. In another life be a food ‘ reporter ‘ , travel the world, meet ppl and showcase humans, stories and their craft

5. 🤷‍♀️

6. Water

7. I live in Turkey, I have many pets but not at home aha

8. With life many many times, intimate unconditional love for one human

10. Be finally free to leave Turkey

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Wow, I am left hanging on your finally answer which is to "finally be free to leave Turkey". Where do you want to go? Is that becoming a reality for you?

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I want to settle in Europe, probably the Netherlands and then be able to travel around, feel free you know and in a place that matches my energy !

Unfortunately it is not becoming a reality, it’s a problem related to my husband’s Id that he cannot renew (political problem..), so ... we tried what we could now it’s not really up to us I am afraid

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I'm sorry it's not happening for oyu yet and I hope it does change soon!

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It's nice reading about other people living abroad and keeping themselves safe and happy. I believe that's why I read your essays.

Let's share

1. Mérida

2. Currently: Tao Te Ching, Last read As a man thinketh by James Allen

3. I'm really good at listening to people while I cook (which I'm really good as well)

4. traveling around the world eating local food while listening to people while afterwards give them some kind of guidence with my experience.

5. I'm usually too harsh on my self, be yourself without caring too much about the outside.

6. gratitude and water

7. Dogs (love cats too)

8. I'm falling in love almost every day. It's a sad day if/when I'm not

9. don't mind it, smile

10. Keep walking this road which I'm trailblazing.

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Thank you for your sweet note and for having the courage to share your own little list of things that make your world yours. I enjoyed reading your replies.

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