As I contemplate on the past, I am reminded of the adventurous spirit in me, burning with passion and excitement, ready to take on the world! I hope I will never settle for less than that and keep pushing myself. I also hope for many more adventures and new experiences that make me gasp in awe and wonder at how big and beautiful this world is.
Here’s an extract I wrote during my trip to Machu Picchu when I went in 2013:
Nothing beats writing an extract on an old-fashion train, one where the seats are cushioned modestly and the horn hoots its loud drone ever so often. Now that’s the sound of an adventure that awaits, venturing into the unknown, taking risks and doing what you’ve never done before or maybe what you dare not even dream.
May I mention the perfect feel of dusk as the sun rays descend gently upon the carriage, not with its glaring light but with its warm glow. You look across the window and you see magnificence beyond comparison. The rushing rivers at eye-level, the base of a mountain range and as you look up, massive structures so intricately designed by nature and moulded by the forces of time. In the distance lies the snow-caped Andes. Simply perfect for writing 🙂
This is the beginning of my Machu Picchu adventure! Of course, I already spent some time in the Ancient Incan capital, Cusco but as I am on the train, the Inca rail, Machu Picchu here I come.
This is the extract I chose to use as my abstract, not only because I love the feel its carries but also because I believe it is the most apt. Machu Picchu was what lured me to South America, to cut short the time spent with mum and dad, to give up my other travel plans which are now no longer feasible, to spend three weeks in Manchester, not to mention the bureaucratic nightmare of doing the Indian visa myself. Thus I felt it would only be fair for my abstract and introduction to provide flair of what I envisioned this Machu Picchu adventure to be like, the excitement and tranquility, the risks and mystique, the eye-opening experience of seeing a different, unexplored world.
Sophie Annalise