Sardegna- Part 1



To say that Sardegna, Italy is beautiful would be a shameful understatement. I have officially adopted this region of Italy as my own. I fell in love the moment my eyes met the white sand beaches and crystal blue waters. I fell in love listening to the indigenous lingua Sarda. A language fittingly categorized as a romance language. My heart often swells with longing to return. To the people. The people. The people. My sweetest bonds of friendship have blossomed from this beautiful land.







As the world turns in chaos, the salty mist from a crystal sea has such a therapeutic effect on your mind. Calming you. The people of Sardegna are fortunate to experience some of the earth's most riveting sights of nature at their doorstep. Such restorative calm induced by the sea encapsulates any stress felt in the moment. In solitude, I feel the wind whisper against my face and the ebb and flow of waves around my ankles, it feels as if the whole world is still. Still.









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