Trip of a Lifetime

The Home Stretch

Well hello there people. It's Tuesday the 21st of June here and I'm almost done my trip. It's been a long 6 months, and I must admit I'm excited to get home. I was wondering today just why I'm so excited to get home, and I thought maybe it was missing my friends and family, maybe it was Kraft Dinner (Oh man I can't wait for Kraft Dinner), maybe I just miss Canada as a whole. As it turns out, I think the main reason I'm excited to get home is that I simply miss being at home. Being able to leave my room as untidy as I please, being able to raid the fridge, being able to walk outside and recognize the neighbors - things you just can't get anywhere but home. I suppose this is one of the biggest lessons I've learned while traveling, is that - not to sound cliche - well... There's no place like home. Still, I'm sad to be coming to the end of my travels, and I will surely miss the freedom and energy I've been accustomed to while living out of a backpack halfway around the world. I know I'm very lucky to have had the opportunity to travel like this, and I've tried to make the best of it. I'm going to miss trying to decipher and understand random accents. I'm going to miss the ability to just pick up and move on at a moment's notice. Most of all, I'll miss all of the people I've met, from all over the world, that have had an impact on my trip. I've made some good friends over here, and though I'm sure I'll lose touch with most of them, they're the reason my trip has been so good. The best scenery in the world seems dull in contrast with something as simple as laughing with a new found friend. Hey, there's another reason why I should get home - I'm starting to get even cheesier than I was before... I can't wait to see everyone I've been missing all these months, and I've got a lot ahead of me in Canada. Thanks to all you readers who've kept up with my blog all this time, it's been a pleasure keeping this website up. I'll be making one more post in Canada, where I'll showcase some of my favorite pictures from my trip, and favorite memories from my travels. Until then, Kia Ora :) Spiker

posted by Spiker @ 8:07 pm