I have a bit of an interesting and complicated history with Eufrat. You see, it's possible that I chatted with her a lot here on tumblr back in the days. her real name is Jana, and there was a tumblr account that claimed to be her, who reached out to me when I was posting drawings saying she really liked my drawings. That led to an ongoing relationship, where we chatted frequently for over a year. She was in a relationship with a fellow nude model, and it was rocky at times, and she talked to me a lot about it. To this day I have no idea if it was really her. There were some indications it really was—including the fact that she gave me access to an online library of Eufrat videos, including many that were seemingly unpublished and potentially only the subject of the videos would have access to them. that said, could have been an uber-fan, or someone in the industry etc. Who knows. Regardless, it was a fascinating relationship, and she talked about the industry a lot, and all that felt pretty real to me. She was def a pornstar who enjoyed g/g stuff waaaayyyy more than straight stuff (something you can easily see in her work) and claimed to be lesbian, which of course I enjoyed. In the end, I ended up doing a drawing of both her and her girlfriend, and I even sent her the drawings to an address in Prague, which seemed legit. However, after sending them, I never really heard back from her, and her tumblr was deactivated. Who knows what happened. Best case scenario, Eufrat now has a couple of my drawings and has them proudly displayed in her home. Worst case, I was involved in an elaborate plot by an imposter to get a free drawing of a porn star and her girlfriend, which honestly is kinda cool. Not everyone can say that has happened to them, and I'll take it as an interesting story to have.
Rejs po rzece Eufrat. Muszę przyznać, że rejs ten był niepowtarzalny i magiczny zarazem, płynęliśmy w rejonie gdzie koryto rzeki otoczone jest szczytami górskimi, na niektórych z nich można zauważyć pozostałości fortyfikacji obronnych jeszcze z czasów starożytnych. W dorzeczach Eufratu już w czasach paleolitu mieszkali ludzie. Obszar ten, znany również jako „kolebka cywilizacji”, był miejscem narodzin wielu innowacji technologicznych, w tym pisania, koła, rolnictwa i nawadniania. To właśnie w tym regionie powstała starożytna Mezopotamia. Płyniemy w kierunku małej zatoczki, gdzie częściowo zostało zalane miasto. Teraz mamy czas na kąpiel oraz kawę lub herbatę po turecku. (Arkadiusz Miodek)