Sunday, November 22, 2009

The end of an Era

Well, I am done with my trip now. Its been over a month and a half of crazy adventures and it has finally come to a close. Its been one intense ride, but I have to admit that I am really looking forward to getting back to the states and starting the next chapter. Although, I have been gone long enough that readjusting to life in the States might just be as exciting as my time in Bulgaria was. Its been almost two and a half years since I was last there, and I'm sure a lot has changed.

(Polar Bear swim time in Ireland)

Just the other day I was looking back over my most of my travel blogs, and I realized that for the most part I failed to accomplish my main goal with this project. I wanted to try and give an impression of my experiences; to relate the stories of the people I met and the feelings I had while exploring all these new and amazing places. Reading back through them though, I can't help but notice that all of them are just simple travel logs. I never had the time even to put details or funny stories in the posts, so while they tell where I have been, they don't do my travels justice at all. It is true that I had a very limited time to type up new blogs, and sometimes would go a week or so with only 15 minutes or so of internet time, but its still a bummer I didn't get more of a chance to write about all my cool adventures. I feel that there was so much more that I could have related and painted a better picture of my journey.
(The red phone booths and double decker buses DO exist in London!)

Hopefully though, once I'm back to the states and I figure what is going on, I will have much more opportunity to tell all my stories in much greater detail. I have so many crazy stories to tell, and plenty more pictures to show. It has been a great time though, and I am really fortunate to have gotten the opportunity to do both my volunteer service in Bulgaria, and the subsequent trip through Europe. Maybe fortune will shine upon me and I will be out traveling again before too long. I can only hope. Until then, peace out

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Hey Justin...it has been great to travel with you...welcome back to the states...I'll keep checking in to see what you are doing...you have such an interesting life and are doing awesome things in the world as you reach out in peace to all.

Andrew said...

Dont know if you still check this since you are done traveling but we are having an old fashioned climbers get together after Christmas on the 28th, Lincoln. Do you still have my email?

Jon Cannon said...

Time to dust off this blog along with your traveling shoes, buddy!