Saturday, February 17, 2007

28 Days Later...

Let me begin this blog by saying: It's great to be back home and in the groove of things! There has definitely been an adjusting period that comes from taking a nearly 5-month long journey. I decided when I arrived that I would not immediately judge the impact of my trip until there was sufficient amount of time to truly define what, if anything has changed in my life.

Coming back from the trip was like waking up from a coma like Jim did in 28 Days Later. Nothing in my world has been the same ever since. Though things changed greatly for Jim in his external world, my change happened internally. I have a greater appreciation of my friends, family, and home. It challenged my waist, wallet, relationships, and my mind. None of which have yet to recover. =)

It reiterated what I believed before: the best places in the world are where the best people are. I am so thankful to have traveled with Chris and Mike, who are both my brothers. When people ask me where my favorite places were on the trip, they always end up being where we met new friends or spent time with our family.

So I just want to say thanks for all the people and friends who were very generous enough to take us into their homes and just deal with us in general. We are forever in your debt and we will always cherish your kidness.

-RAY

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Great work.