The Departures Lounge by Ashleigh Iris 

It was a vibrant Thursday morning at the departures lounge at Heathrow Airport. My Mum was exhausted but I was feeling a buzz. The departures lounge, for me, is the embodiment of life; freshly brewed coffee, images of exotic escapes, manifolds of fragrances from duty free, a voice over the intercom guiding people to their gates, and the multiplicity of travelers. I see airports as an assortment of emotions; the fear and excitement of traveling somewhere new, the heartache of letting a loved one go, and a place where decisions are made and lives are changed forever. My ultimate goal in life is to see the world and go to as many departures gates as I can because the more of the world we see, the more attracted to life we are.

“Do whatever brings you to life, then. Follow your own fascinations, obsessions, and compulsions. Trust them. Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart.” -LIZ GILBERT

London, England