Yes, folks. I'm rejoining the real world. Its been 4 years that I've been traveling the world, and it was amazing, and wonderful, and exhausting, and terrifying, and most of all, enlightening. I can't count the number of places where I stood, looking at some ancient landscape, thinking, I could have never dreamt that I'd be here in my lifetime. I couldn't have made up some of the crazy things I've witnessed. Its been a blessing.
But its also tough to come back to the US. Things have changed so much. We elected a black man President, we collapsed our economy, we rebuilt our economy, and 16 and Pregnant is on TV. My best friends have gotten married, had their first babies, and even had their second babies. Mostly, its overwhelming--to have to start all over with all the relationships and things that make a life. Making lots of big life decisions all at once. So I've been easing into it, taking it slowly. And looking forward to starting from scratch.
Luckily, though, just because I'm off the road doesn't mean I don't have stories to share. Or pictures. Because I got behind towards the end, I've got a very nice backlog to get through. So, the trip may be over, but the blog isn't. And, I guarantee that 4 years on the road did not cure me of the travel bug, so I'd imagine there will be new trips to share. Most definitely there will be beginning again mishaps to amuse you with.
All that traveling taught me a lot. Most importantly, though, that my country, the USA, is the place on the planet I most want to be. I'll enjoy trips outside her, but I'll always come home.
Someone bust out some patriotic Bruce Springsteen, will ya?
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