I can't believe how fast 3 months have gone by here in The Netherlands. I've had so many great experiences in many beautiful cities around Europe. I have thousands of pictures and the memory of all of those I have encountered along the way. I have learned so much from traveling and have taken in so many cultural aspects of the world around me. My eyes are wider now and my thoughts much deeper, my hands are wide open and arms outstretched. The road I've been following has prepared me for the future like no classroom could ever do and has inspired me to do the same for those I may teach in the future. A little piece of me is going to miss this continent but a larger piece of me is eager to share my adventures with those I love back home.
I set out in early January with no purpose in mind but the pure thrill of travel, to see the other side of the ocean and mingle with an unknown. It's easy to leave when you know you are returning and it's intriguing to explore when you are not afraid of wandering, but you never forget where you came from and a longing to return sets in and it encompasses your every thought. With midterms out of the way and 4 weeks ahead of me; I am eager to go home. It's a full circle of emotional events that begins with the excitement to explore and escape from routine, upon arrival momentum throws you through a whirlwind of events and before you know it 3 months have passed. The circle has made its way back to the beginning and has awakened my excitement and anxiety to not escape from routine this time, but return to the routine that I left a few months back. My life has taken a giant step in a short time and I am learning something new everyday.
Well I left my happy home to see what I could find out/ I left my folk and friends with an aim to clear my mind out
Well I hit the rowdy road and many kinds I met there/ many stories told me of the way to get there
So on and on I go, the seconds tick the time out/ there's so much left to know and I'm on the road to find out
- Cat Stevens, 'On the Road to Find Out'
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