Au Revoir

We have been traveling off and on, mostly on, since December 29th and this trip of a lifetime must come to an end. We traveled to S America for three and a half months and Europe for four. The sights, the food, the beaches, the hikes and most importantly, the people.

I had trepidations about how people would act or what they would think about Americans right now, given my country’s current slide towards the abyss. Overwhelmingly, those anxieties lived within me, not others. Comments happened on occasion but were mostly said in jest, mostly. I certainly plan on going home to try and help to right the ship.

It is now time for some version of a real world to begin, for whatever that means. Hell, I certainly feel like I have been living and experiencing life better than I do back home where some fictional real world exists.

Despite everything we have been able to see and do, I am excited to return home. My community, my friends and my family, this is the main thrust of life afterall. This is what truly makes life so rich, traveling is simply one of the many seasonings in the recipe that adds a spice to your life. I will miss it, I will dream about it and will already start to plot our next trip. But for now, home is where the heart is. Ciao, ciao!Read more