Well, here it is. My first blog post. I’m writing this as I drink my coffee on a balcony that overlooks one of Istanbul’s neighborhood hillsides. What brought me here? Or really, what brought me to writing this blog was choosing to act. Not to think about what I would like to do, but do actually just do it.

“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” Michael Jordan

This blog is about my journey as I set expectations for myself but also strive to live in the moment. Change is inevitable. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi makes a pretty interesting comment that the universe was not designed with the comfort of humans in mind, so what we do with life and what it’s chaos brings us will ultimately determine what we view as success and our own happiness. Do I believe this… yes, do I always practice this… no. So this is my attempt to put myself out there and hold myself accountable on this journey. This is to remind me to choose courage over comfort.