So now what...

Its been awhile since my whole experience. Life is nearly identical to the way I left it here. It's not going to be an easy thing to remember everything I have learned and keep those experiences as applied parts of my life. Over various bits of spare time during travel, and back at home I compiled a list of all the interesting things I did, saw, and eperienced During this past year. Its seems so far away when I graduated, worked for 5 months and let the experience begin. But, since that time...


I have...

~Eaten McDonalds in 5 different countries.

~Been to a live cock fight.

~Surfed the gold coast of Australia

~Had surgury in a third world country.

~Sailed the south Pacific.

~Logged 100 hours of air time.

~Swam in a sub-teranian Lake.

~Snorkled off a coral reef.

~Walked in four countries in one day.

~worn an aboriginal G-string

~Saw a shark

~Traveled by land sea and air in one day.

~Had tea with the british and mexican with a Mexican.

~Come face to face with a pair of wild dingos.

~Puked out a bus window, puked over a cliff.

~Had my feet in..

The south china sea

the philippine sea

the atlantic

the pacific

and the gulf of mexico

~bribed a cop, and a security guard.

~got tanned on over a douzen beaches.

~Got tazered.

~saw a sporting even in Ali's collosium

~Fallen asleep in a:

Bus, plane, train, boat, taxi, and jeep.

~Fed a kangaroo

~touched a Koala

~played and beat the UK in soccer

~learned to surf

~got a tattoo

~been changed













































So the main event is over a done with. And as I mentioned before, the challenge now lies in making sure these experiences change me for the better.



In conclusion, though I have not seen enough of the world to consider myself knowlegeable, I can conclude that this world is a place in witch we must live each day with eyes wide open. To see everything for what it is, and not hold yourself above anyone.

In a world of seeking people we must understand first,
and then be understood.
- jimi elliott