"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy. For what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves. We must die to one life before we can enter another."
~ Anatole France
In the 13+ months since I was last here, so many things have happened which I cannot possibly attempt to convey in something as superficial as a blog post.
I did travel (e.g. to the USA, Ecuador, the Galápagos Islands, Singapore and Thailand).
I did eat (e.g. at the Foodhallen in Amsterdam and the Markthal in Rotterdam).
A bunch of other exciting things happened which I sporadically listed om my Instagram feed.
But I did not write.
"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us."
~ Joseph Campbell
My life has taken a couple of unexpected turns - unexpected even to me, who was there to not just witness, but actually execute, the changes. I do not wish to write about these changes, nor do I feel like sharing my emotions about them.
And I do not know if that will ever change.
"A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it."
~ Jean de la Fontaine
