Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Final thoughts

I have been home almost five months now after my journey finally ended in Australia.  In that time I have reflected quite a bit on my adventures abroad and I have to say that it was definately worth it.  It sounds cliche but the truth of the matter is when you travel abroad you learn more about yourself and what you want your life to be.  I have grown and matured in ways that I would not have been able to had I stayed home. 

Perhaps the greatest gift I received while abroad was making friends with so many people that gave me opportunities to go beyond the tourist sites.  I was able to be incorporated into Australian life which made me feel like I wasn't just a tourist.  I will get to Australia again someday, I have to...now that I have this global awareness, it would be a shame to not explore it!


I want to thank everybody that followed the blog and enjoyed the pictures that I put up on it.  Thank you for encouraging me and staying in touch while I was abroad.

I also want to thank my girlfriend Ally for staying with me and coming out to visit me in Australia.  She was the cure to homesickness quite often.  Not everyday in Australia was wonderful, you can have bad days as well and it was great to have my bestfriend there to talk to.

Mom and Dad, thank you for encouraging me and giving me the tools I needed to be able to go and explore Australia and everything it had to offer.  You guys are the best parents anybody could ask for.

If anybody ever wants to ask or talk about my adventures I am more than willing to and if anybody needs travel tips please let me know!

Signing out
-Josh Howell

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