Soli's Note.

After I quit my job at the one firm back in September—honestly, it had become such a toxic place—my husband and I decided to take a big step. We left Kuala Lumpur and moved to Türkiye. Before settling in Istanbul, I took a short career break and stayed in his hometown, Akhisar, just outside the city. It was a huge change for me. I had been working for years, and stepping away from everything  wasn’t easy, but deep down I knew I needed it. I spent about two months there, and it happened to  be during olive season. I joined his family at the farm, we picked olives, made oil, and just spent  quiet, simple days together. That time really helped me heal. During those two months in his hometown, I stayed with my in-laws for the first time for that long. It was also my first time experiencing the olive harvest properly. At the start of the season, we focused on picking only the black, fully ripened olives, the ones to be sold fresh. Once that was done, we went back to the trees ...