Wiltz

Day 27:
Distance: 35.07 km (903.47 km)
Steps: 49,858 (1,292,221)
Move time: 7h54 (205h48)
Spend: £12.39 (£384.51)

Gives to Seess.

Well, what another day, huh? This might be a long one, and well, I wouldn't usually tell the world about this, but since it won't be read by all that many people, I finally got my university results today. And of course, how else than while compulsively refreshing my emails, pacing on some Belgian country road. I just wanted closure with it, really, to know that it was finally over. But when I opened them, I got results that I really ought to have been pleased with. And yet, for some reason, I just wasn't. I honestly just felt numb. It's kind of sad, really; four years of a life dedicated to something without even an inkling of satisfaction. It's something I actually really struggled with at university; the complete lack of payoff, the complete lack of recognition for your efforts, no matter how hard you try. Just some meaningless number at the end of it all. Hiking, on the other hand, and even this adventure (you knew it was coming, didn't you) have already given me some of the most fulfilling moments of my life. And you know I mean it when I say that, because I'm currently at the new lows of writing this from a bench at 3am after choosing to move from my camp spot for fear of the squabbling wild boar. No, I am already so grateful just to have had the opportunity to have given this a shot. And even to write about this and have the occasional person listen. I think that, in a world where social media continues to push us into vanities and to fit into the strange mess that is modern life, you should celebrate your differences. Live your passions, share them, and don't give a fuck what anyone thinks about you for it. The uncoolest people are some of the coolest people I know.

Oh, and yeah, I probably should also say: Luxembourg! Country number 4 already; it's going so fast, I can't believe it. I also visited the Bastogne war museum today, some incredible history in these parts.Read more