Trip of a Lifetime

Uncertainty? Certainly

Hi everyone, I'm sure by now everyone has seen the news about the terrible natural disaster that has occurred in countries around the Bay of Bengal (Indian ocean). I won't go into details, as everyone has probably seen hours of footage from all the places afflicted. While all my hopes and wishes go out to the people affected by this disaster, I find myself thinking, selfishly, about my own trip to the area. At first I tried to brush the incident off as a minor setback, but as it turns out, it will change our trip dramatically. Feeling rather bummed at this point, and sharing my feelings with my family, I realized that, even though our trip is going to change because of this, it doesn't necessarily have to be worse than it might have been before this event. And so I've come to the following conclusion: I've decided to go ahead on my trip with Kailyn (If she's still coming... haven't talked to her yet!). I must say that, watching all the news, watching the death toll rise, watching the videos; through all of this I never once even thought of staying home. The whole principle behind this trip, for me, is to explore the world and see new things. Surely this goal will still be achieved. At this point I'm still confident that the preparations we've made for this trip are sufficient to get us there, and back, safely. Who knows, I might even be able to do some good over there! As I type (and you read), the countdown reaches exciting numbers: only 2 weeks left. And so, as they say, the show goes on. Spiker

posted by Spiker @ 7:46 pm