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Merve Vardarli

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Published on February 23, 2020

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Hi, I’m Merve from Istanbul. Trying to find the meaning of life, I currently live in Boston and have lived in several different parts of the world so far. Challenging oneself to go out of their bubble, I believe one will realize the beauty of being in an uncharted territory eventually.

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