đ§AQUEDUC DU GIERđ§. October 1st.
No one is quite sure exactly when this impressive 85km-long structure was constructed. Some experts believe it was under the rule of the Roman Emperor Claudius, others say Hadrian. The aqueduct was built to supply water to the Roman city of Lugdunum, now known as Lyon. It's engineers harnessed the power of gravity to allow water to flow into the city.
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Bear with me, but somehow here I see a connection with travel. To move, water flows, and being a liquid, changes shape to fit into a container or in this case a canal, however it still remains the same water, that is, it's molecular structure remains intact.
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For me, I've found the ever-changing rhythm of travelling to be much the same. I am challenged to constantly adapt, to flow and to change shape as it were, to fit into my perpetually evolving environment and entourage. And yet travel is about flowing whilst holding on to one's authenticity, staying true to oneself, to the person we are created to be. Keeping the core, the molecular structure as it were, intact, in the midst of travel's sensory and social overload.
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For sure, I'm still learning and still growing, but this fine balance between adaptability and authenticity is one I hope I can master, much like the Romans mastered the art of building bridges.
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