We’re on crunch time for @leadiagrowth Festival İstanbul, and yet Koray insisted on getting proper R&R this weekend. When in Turkey for the summer, that means heading to the seaside and having a barbeque.
Here’s our dinner setup on the balcony with the mezes, cheese, bread and salads. It’s still bright and the sun doesn’t set until 9pm on summer days. Notice the two sets of glasses ready for the all-time fave local drink: rakı, a distilled liquor made from anise or licorice. Raki is usually paired with fish, and it turns milky white when mixed with water. It’s taken ice cold and with water as a chaser. It’s an acquired taste for sure, and I half-jokingly said it seems like a ladies drink because it’s sweet. I got forced laughter in reply (we call it “labas sa ilong” in Filipino) so maybe it’s scandalous to say such things.
Thank you Ablam and Abim for again hosting us and letting us refill the well and balance work with rest and play.
White Day is the day of wholeness, of seeing the big picture and remembering that we’re part of a whole: a whole culture, history, expression, industry, gender, family, clan, community. Today, do something to balance. Allow yourself to stand upright, relaxed and open for what’s to come.