Giving thanks

Thanksgiving was a fitting conclusion to our North America chapter. We were generously hosted by Jenni, Olivia and Miles in their beautiful Saratoga home for 4 days. Mark and Jenni met in Costa Rica in 1993; they kept in contact via paper letters for many years and reconnected about 5 years ago via email.

Thanksgiving day was full of preparing and eating delicious food 😋 and giving thanks for our families and time together. We were joined by Jenni's sister Emi and nieces Sasha and Nikki.

We also enjoyed some local walking trails and Mark and Molly spent a day in San Francisco 😍 riding ferries and a driverless car 🚗 😲.

Despite some negativity about the US election, we've had wonderful experiences in the USA, especially the generosity and openness of people we've stayed with and met along the way. We've been hosted by fifteen (15 !!) people/households across Canada and the US over the last 3 months. It is humbling that people, many of whom we barely knew, have opened their homes and hearts to us. I feel so privileged to connect with all these people, as well as others along the way.

And the natural beauty of this continent is just incredible and so diverse! From mountains to beaches, tall trees to prairies, rainforest to desert, squirrels to bison and bears, conifers to colourful deciduousness - it's all amazing 🤩.Baca lagi