Even hard things can turn out well when you push through with faith!
Dr. Tülay Massey
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26 years ago today I stepped foot into the UK for the first time!
Leaving everyone I loved
Everything I was familiar with
Just to stay for 4 years for my higher education.
I got picked up by my brother's friend to stay in his home for the night before setting off to Norwich to stay with a host family to learn English for the next 4 months before I started my MSc in September.
?? On the train to Norwich, I wondered how I could possibly stay here for the next 4 months without seeing my family back in Turkey.
?? My heart hurt so much from even thinking about it.
The only thing that gave me peace at the time was bright yellow rapeseed fields in their full glow from London to Norwich.
Less than a month into my stay I thought I could only stay for a year.
?? I spent at least a few minutes crying every single day the following year.
...
24 years ago this day, 2 years into my time in the UK, I was still counting each and every day between the times I was here and visiting Turkey.
?????????? 23 years and 9 months 6 days ago, I went on my first date with my now-husband Adrian.
The rest...is history.??
I lived in this country more than I did in Turkey (yet I still call Turkey home).
In these 26 years I...
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?? made friends with people from 45+ different countries
?? worked with people from over 25+ different countries
?? had my dream job
?? created inventive and great food products that I am still proud of
?? found my life's purpose and changed my career after 18 years
?? had 2 beautiful kids
?? gained a whole new family here
?? not only learned the language but now speak it at a level of mastery.
?? Was it easy? No
?? I am proud of it? Yes
?? Would I change anything? No
?? Would I do it all over again? (Hmm? maybe not!)????, because I still have so much to do here!
I am so excited to see what the next 26 years will bring!
It just goes to show, that you can do hard things and even though they are hard at the time, they can (most likely will) turn out to be the best thing that's ever happened to you!
Here is to the next 26 years and more!???????
Thank you for being a part of it here, in Turkey or wherever you are in the world!??????