I close my eyes and leap into the air, landing in a sea of warm salty water, clear and shimmery with colourful shells on the seabed- I am solitary, my heart is filled with joy and freedom, I fling my arms backwards and create a lovely splash. I laugh. I whoop. I laugh again.

I am happy.

I open my eyes.

I am still happy.

Escapism: Gooseneck Campsite

I have to finish this paper to finish this paper to finish this paper. (That is what I call two deja vus in one sentence.)

But at the back of my head I am actually there, in the picture, looking at the river below me, marvelling at the sheer insignificance of myself and my problems in general. I love how nature puts me in my place.

Motivation to finish this paper to finish this paper to finish this paper so that I can write other papers and compile them into a confirmation report so that I can travel again! Ooosh!

Escapism: Sunset/Sunrise Edition

Sunset with Val from a jetty at Perhentian Kecil Island, Malaysia.

Jia Ling's jump while waiting for the sunset, at Tanjung Aru Beach, Sabah, Malaysia

Sunset at Ayutthaya, Thailand with Asa from our beautiful guesthouse

Spectacular sunrise at Pondicherry, India with Asa.

Boston skyline at sunset while walking on some bridge, Boston, USA

Sunset from the Green Tortoise bus, leaving San Francisco, USA

Sunrise from Gooseneck National Park, USA, with a storm in the distance, in a sleeping bag, with Kasia sleeping beside me.

Sunrise at the Grand Canyon, USA. Chasers of the sun: Micah, Michel, Vanessa, Kasia and I.

I am incredibly privileged. No more whining.