One year ago: Prishtina, march 2009
I still remember clearly what was going on in my head when this picture of me was taken, overlooking the city of Prishtina in march 2009. I was visiting for a week and I knew that what I was getting myself into for the summer would be completely different from anything that I was used to. It would be releasing whatever safety net I had been holding onto and exploring the unknown.
I keep asking myself if we can grow as people if we never let go off what is safe. I keep getting surprised when I think about how a couple of months in a country like Kosovo, one of Europe’s poorest and most undeveloped countries, I discovered parts of me that I didn’t think existed. Not all of them were great to see unfold themselves but I guess it was all a natural step in the process towards truly getting to know myself. It never stops. And while we all change with time, other people change too.
I used to think that I could plan everything and anything. Now that I look back I truly see how unplanable life can be – understanding that the unknown is and will always be an adventure is one of the beautiful things about living. I’ve also come to respect the fact that everything happens for a reason. We fight for certain things and loose others because that is the way its supposed to be. When one door closes, another one opens.
Embrace life – whatever happens.
Photo: Fatmir Stublla.
Looking out. Looking in.
One year ago: Prishtina, march 2009
I still remember clearly what was going on in my head when this picture of me was taken, overlooking the city of Prishtina in march 2009. I was visiting for a week and I knew that what I was getting myself into for the summer would be completely different from anything that I was used to. It would be releasing whatever safety net I had been holding onto and exploring the unknown.
I keep asking myself if we can grow as people if we never let go off what is safe. I keep getting surprised when I think about how a couple of months in a country like Kosovo, one of Europe’s poorest and most undeveloped countries, I discovered parts of me that I didn’t think existed. Not all of them were great to see unfold themselves but I guess it was all a natural step in the process towards truly getting to know myself. It never stops. And while we all change with time, other people change too.
I used to think that I could plan everything and anything. Now that I look back I truly see how unplanable life can be – understanding that the unknown is and will always be an adventure is one of the beautiful things about living. I’ve also come to respect the fact that everything happens for a reason. We fight for certain things and loose others because that is the way its supposed to be. When one door closes, another one opens.
Embrace life – whatever happens.
Photo: Fatmir Stublla.