The inspiration for this blog came, I suppose, from the
following quote, made famous by the legendary Professor Stephen Hawking:
‘Look up at the stars, and not down at your feet. Try to
make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be
curious.’
Though not much of a scientist, I liked the idea of knowing
more than what was easy, safe and accessible information. I believe that to be
curious, to be interested, is to be interesting. I dare you to look up,
right now. If it’s a ceiling you see – stare at it. Notice a pattern you hadn’t
seen before, or just enjoy the simplicity of nothing. If you are outside,
even better! Wonder about the clouds. Maybe you know how they are made; maybe you
couldn’t care a bit, but enjoy them. When I originally wrote this, on pen and
paper (due to limited Wi-Fi access on holiday!), it was late afternoon in
Madrid and the sky was simply stunning. Bright blue, with clouds – not too
many, not too few – slowly passing me by. And I felt like the luckiest girl
alive, just because of the view. But let’s not get too sentimental – my friends
say it’s bad for me...
The Professor Hawking quote was introduced to me by my
secondary school Headmaster, who was quite clearly equally influenced by it, as
he used it on several occasions. I hope you too, wherever and whoever you are,
feel that you have the ability to be curious. It makes the world so much more
fun!
If I am honest, the short term cause of this blog was a
glass of orange juice. Random, I know. But I am a huge fan of orange juice and
this glass surpassed every other glass of the stuff I have ever had. It was
fresh orange juice from Café Pino, and for the first time in my life, the juice
tasted like real oranges! It went straight onto my list of the best foods I
have ever tasted, which reads: my sister’s homemade raspberry cheesecake, any
cake my mum makes except coffee and walnut (sorry mum!), pink lemonade from an
American-style restaurant in Singapore, and the grilled chicken sandwich and
chocolate fudge cake for pudding from the Blue Beach restaurant, Cyprus.
The reason that the orange juice is the cause of this blog,
more to the point, is that I remarked to my mum and aunt that I felt like I
needed to share this amazing orange juice with the world(!) and my aunt replied, Why didn’t I start a travel blog? And I suppose that I
realised that I had to start blogging, and I had to start soon. For years I
have blamed exams and coursework for my online absence, but
having left school now, and with no holiday homework, I finally have the time
to blog, and so… Here goes! This is start of my blog, and it is very exciting and very scary at the same time.
To the few people who have read this, thank you for helping
make my dreams come true. My first words are now yours to enjoy, and
thank you for taking the time to be curious with me.
God bless
x
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