When you work in a stressful job and also if you feel your life is stressful, you always need to find a place to get away from stress and relax a bit. So my way to get away from my life’s stress is to find a quiet place and stay there and listen to the environmental voices. So that place is a kind of secret place in Istanbul. It’s near the sea and it’s a great place to hear sea and birds singing there. And the good thing is that usually there is not much person, there is not much people there. So you are all alone with your thoughts and all alone with yourself. It’s a really great place to relax and listen to your thoughts, listen to yourself and make good decisions, think about your decisions, making your plans or just to listen to the nature. So I usually go there with my coffee, I usually buy coffee from somewhere and find myself that quiet place of myself. So I stay there usually two or three hours every time when I go there. I drink my coffee and sometimes I open slow music and listen, watching the sea and the waves hitting the rocks. And I really feel good when I stay there and I really feel relaxed, peaceful and I can organize my thoughts easily. Also I’m using that place to organize my life and making my plans with a fresh mind and it’s a really good place to refresh.
Band 7+: Describe a quiet place you like to go
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When you work in a stressful job and feel that your life is stressful, you always need to find a place to get away from stress and relax a bit. My way to escape my life's stress is to find a quiet place, stay there, and listen to the environmental sounds. This place is a kind of secret spot in Istanbul. It's near the sea, and it's a great place to hear the sea and birds singing. The good thing is that usually there are not many people there. So you are all alone with your thoughts and with yourself. It's a really great place to relax, listen to your thoughts, and make good decisions, think about your choices, make your plans, or just listen to nature. I usually go there with my coffee; I buy coffee from somewhere and find that quiet place for myself. I stay there usually two or three hours each time I go. I drink my coffee, and sometimes I play soft music while watching the sea and the waves hitting the rocks. I really feel good when I stay there; I feel relaxed and peaceful, and I can organize my thoughts easily. I also use that place to organize my life and make my plans with a fresh mind. It's a really good place to refresh.
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