New places always excite me.
I could spend hours just wandering and observing my surroundings for something to learn from or just something to look at. Sharing 5 of my favourite portraits that whenever I look at them… I feel like packing my bag and starting wandering on the street again.
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Courage is found in unlikely places
– J.R.R Tolkien
Ethiopian Danakil Depression – the most challenging place that I have visited so far.
This place challenged the tough me to the core.
Not a usual place for a relaxing aka healing vacation, the kind of place where I go for my self-discovery experience. Am I tough enough? How is my true character in the most physically challenging environment?
I survived a 3-day 2-night stay in Danakil Depression, Ethiopia at the end of summer 2015 (27-28-29 April 2014). The temperature in the desert was unforgivingly hot (during mid-day > 40’C) despite the assurance of my guide that “it was the end of summer, the heat should be bearable”.
Anything that doesn’t kill me will make me stronger.
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I grew up believing that Utopia and Ethiopia are the same place.
Had a rough childhood and I liked the idea of living in Utopia where the community/ people were heavenly pleasant, and even a little lost child could roam freely without worries. In reality, Utopia and Ethiopia is a completely different and opposite in every each way.
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MATSUDA MASHIMARU 