The Last Post

I have been back in the US for over three months and already the memories of the trip are starting to fade. Initially being back was quite hard, the sudden transition from North Africa to NYC was not an easy one. I missed the craziness of Africa and the way that things work, or don't work, there. However I have settled back down to life in NYC and to tell you the truth I'm enjoying it. I think the break away from 'real' life has done me good. Something inside me was driving me to travel and now that I have fulfilled that dream I am more content. I consider the trip to be one of the best experiences of my life, but I don't need to do it again for a while. I am happy forging ahead with life and work in NYC.

I did learn quite a lot about myself while I was traveling. Naively I didn't expect to, but traveling gives you a disconnection from all the normal interruptions and plenty of time to think. Mostly I learned that there are many different paths in life and you shouldn't stay stuck on one, thinking it is the only way. I thought I knew this before, but I understand it better now. If Deva and I decided that we weren't happy here I'd have no qualms about tossing everything away and taking off to do something new. I know we could. We are incredibly lucky to have the ability to do that, and we should be grateful, it is so easy to lose sight of how lucky we are.

Yep. So to summarize - life is short, fill it with good stuff :)

Signing out for the last time and on to new adventures...