It has been little over a week since I returned to the United States from the United Kingdom, and during my many non-productive hours, much mulling has been done.First of all, it is hard for me to comprehend that officially I have completed one of my life's greatest dreams. I have been where I only imagined I would stand. I was there. I saw it all with my own two eyes. It was better than I could have imagined, and now it has been crossed off my list of goals {which I keep in a small black notebook}.
It is difficult to explain, but during my period of decision-making {when I was so wishy-washy about whether I wanted to go on this trip}, I felt so strongly that if I did not go to England now, then I would never go in my lifetime. Some thought I was being unreasonably dramatic, but it was not a feeling that I came up with on my own. I knew that it was true, as plain as the nose on my face {which is hard to miss}. So to England I went.
My only hesitation about this trip had been the money, and now I can view that as a triviality. If you have the opportunity: travel. If you have the funds: travel. I can guarantee that one can find ways to spend money {especially myself}
on less worthwhile things than travel. If someone were to approach me with millions of dollars to be spent on anything but travel, I would turn them down. Besides life's necessities, money is only good for two things: books and travel.
There is a world to see, and life is too "nasty, brutish, and short" to stay at home.
-KB
P.S. I hope to write a bit about what I saw and did during
the following weeks, so feel free to stick around.
I'll be sticking around! :)
ReplyDeleteYea! I've been dying to see and hear all about it! Do hurry.
ReplyDeletePS You have a lovely nose.
Hi Kelly, this isn't really Christine, it is Jeremy. My first thought is HURRAH! someone gets it! but then there was the little comment about if someone offered you millions for anything else... TAKE IT SILLY GIRL! you can use it for all the other expenses and then have anything you didn't have to spend on other things to be able to travel. it does't say that you can't buy a business, hire someone to run it and then travel with the money it generates...
ReplyDeleteI am missing europe SO bad right now I can't hardly say. I would take my family to Mexico if everything I heard from there wasn't scary. It never was my dream to go where I went but my eyes were opened and my mind expanded even there. it makes me want to go work for the airline just to get miles.
I need to go back to that bakery near Korfe castle. I have to confirm if those are really the best pasties ever... I also need to go back to Paris to that little area just north of Les Goblins and go to that tiny pasta shop where they make the fresh pasta every day... it is next to a cheese shop and just down from a timy market with fresh tomatoes basil garlic and onions... I meant to make an excellent spaghetti and never did. I don't know of anywhere else I can get everything just right all together like that. Perhaps I just need to go to Italy and see what I can find.
My next planned adventure is supposed to be tahiti with Aaron and his family next summer. When we have dates figured out I will let you know. I want you to come with us. If you have seen south pacific that is talking about where I want to go.
Love you Kelly!
Jeremy