I’m BAAAAACK!!

Hello to everyone out in the world who reads my blogs. It has been awhile since we have communicated and I have much to share with you. I think these last 3 weeks or so that I have been with my sister went by the fastest of all the time I have been here. I don’t know but I think there is something about being with family and someone who you really love that just makes wherever you are in the world feel like home. It didn’t matter that we were also traveling with 30 other people whom I had never met before, I felt at home. I cannot explain to you how great it was to be able to meet up with Steph in her element.
For us sisters to come together half way around the world and meet up, as individuals’ doing our own thing, was pretty cool. I have dreamed a lot growing up, but this was never something I dreamed about and yet I think it will be one of my favorite moments in my life. (Uh quick side note- my friend the squirrel just tried to get in my hut, he’s scampering on the roof now.) To get to see her and experience her life that she has been living for about the past two years was quite special. No amount of sharing stories or seeing pictures did it justice. I had to be there; right smack in the middle of it all to really understand why she does what she does and why she loves it so much. And I do. I caught only a glimpse of the whole picture, as I was only with them about 2 weeks and they are together for 11 months, but I felt it. I felt the love, the passion, the spirit, the sharing and the reason why they went on the world race.
For those of you who know me, know that I am the type of person who sort of just hangs around on the outside of the circle. If I know you then I dive right in, but otherwise I don’t usually put myself in the middle of everything/everyone. These people would not let me do that. In a good way! I got to know people and share my life with people and share in their life and learn all about them in a matter of a week. These world racers are some of the most kind, caring, gentle, understanding, funny, patient and loving people I have ever met. They sort of just open up their arms and bring you into their family circle without even saying anything. That was the biggest thing that hit me. It wasn’t anything that people said to me or that I heard them say that made it most impact on me. It was just being with them and seeing how they love and interact and serve each other. It was a tangible feeling and it was really odd for someone who has never experienced it before. No one ever made me feel uncomfortable. No one ever made me feel un-included. They wanted to meet me and were genuinely interested in my life. I felt loved. It was pretty humbling and yet over whelming at the same time. I am thankful to all of them and yes I will be Facebooking them to hopefully keep in touch ☺. Sometimes modern technology is a good thing!! More will come on this subject once I have had time to process all my thoughts.