A few days ago, the last 100 days of our trip began. For me (Chriss) it was the right time to take a moment to look back and draw a brief summary, but also to look ahead and try to manage the last few days in such a way that we don't come back with any major disappointments.
Where should I begin.
We started our trip steeply and intensely. Everything was an adventure, new discoveries, we had a lot of energy and wanted to experience everything possible. After the first month, however, we also woke up from this first world travel romance. We began to long for a certain everyday life. We kept coming back to it. But depending on where we were, it looked a little different. Staying in the same place in Cambodia for a month gave us the peace and quiet that I needed. In Thailand, we had traveled much less quickly. Singapore was like a little vacation and in Australia I had to get used to this camper life first. But after almost 3 months in a motorhome, you get into the groove with everything. You come to terms with the little space and plan your highlights. Not having to pack your suitcases for 3 months was nice. It made it all the more difficult to live out of a suitcase again afterwards. Our start in Costa Rica was mixed and still marked by the cold, rainy LA plagued by traffic jams. But after 5 weeks here, I can say that I really like the country. The nature here is simply incredible and we have found a certain everyday life here. Despite all the beautiful nature and many incredible experiences, this everyday life can often be monotonous or boring...
When we set off, I asked myself what I would experience on this trip that would shape me or change me. I hoped that this trip would not take me back the way I left. I hoped that as many positive things as possible would come out of it. Now I'm here and I look back and I'm a little afraid that everything will be the same. That I haven't changed at all. I'm afraid that this trip has passed me by without leaving a trace.
When I look at our children, I notice how drastically they have changed. I see how mature they have become, what incredible character changes they have made on this journey. They have learned to approach strangers, to communicate with them. They have learned to make the best of the most impossible situations, to keep themselves busy and (mostly) to treat each other lovingly. Overcoming oneself and finding compromises when necessary is almost
a daily exercise. When I look at all these positive things, it is almost impossible that this trip has not left a mark on me.
In the last 100 days I would like to think a little more intensively about which things should have a lasting impact on me and which ones I would like to leave behind for the rest of the trip.
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