(Ladan writing) Yesterday I drove Warren and Jasmine to the airport in the early morning dark-dusk. The city was eerily still and deserted at 5:00 a.m. ...... a light fog was rising off the sea and climbing into the hills. It occurred to me that this would possibly be the 2nd to last time to drive to Gaziemir/airport; a drive that we'd done twice a day for the last 5 months. The day I'd looked forward to since the beginning of our arrival in Turkey was almost here. But I was not relieved!!
In fact I was sad to be leaving our little cocoon. I'd woken up at 3:00 a.m and hadn't been able to go back to sleep, so I'd walked into the living room where I could hear the kid's sleepy breath down the hall. Here I was confronted with the simplicity of our lives.
For the last 5 months we've been enwrapped in a 3 bedroom apartment on the 15th floor, within ear shot of each other and surrounded by a beautiful view (of a not so beautiful city). On this night, the view had taken on the form of a celestial sky as the hills that gradually rise above Izmir encroached one side of our apartment and sparkled with bright, speckled lights that mimicked a starry night. In that moment of silence I had to admit that I had really enjoyed our little break from reality and was sorry that it's coming to an end.
Today as we said our last goodbyes to new friends it cemented for me that I will definitely miss our time in Izmir.
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