Happily Ever After

I'm back!

And I can't believe it's over. I have visited so many new places over the last five months (hence, "many countries") and experienced things I had never even dreamed existed. I've learned a great deal about how far I can push myself and that it is important to continually face my fears. If I hadn't strayed from my comfort zone I would have missed out on countless opportunities to learn more about the world--and myself!

These few months have been very refreshing and I'm newly excited to go back to school :) Seeing how different cultural groups live their lives has inspired me to really dig into work and make a difference in the world.

I really tried to come up with deep, meaningful thoughts but I realized that this experience--these months--has changed me in ways that I can't exactly put into words. I'm proud of who I've become and I can't wait to get back to school and be fully aware of who I am relative to the rest of the world. I can only hope that I'll have similar opportunities to travel in the future!

I'm sorry I didn't bring my camera cable with me to Europe, but I'm loading my photos onto my computer as we speak (as I type) and I'll have them up here as soon as I can! I can't wait to sift through all those gems!