Tomorrow is the big day!

WOW tomorrow is a big day for sure! Tomorrow is my last day of work here at Pax Lodge. I can't believe it, but somehow I finally managed to make it to the end of my Journey here... Or perhaps the beginning of my journey here depending on how you look at it. The time has crept, the time has flown, the time has sprinted, the time has slogged, the time has swam through raging currents and the time has floated aimlessly in stagnent disease laden water. Overall it has been an experience that I would repeat in the bat of an eyelash. One of the hardest things is knowing that I won't ever be able to truly explain my life here to anyone who hasn't lived it. No one will ever fully understand the adventures I have had, the people I have met or the things I have accomplished. I guess unexplainable personal experiences are what make each and every one of us unique, but I wish I could share this place with the whole world! I can only hope that I will be able to bring back a little taste of what I have learned from each and every person I have crossed paths with in my 161 days here. In return I hope that a little bit of myself has rubbed off on everyone here :)! Am I ready to leave? That's a trick question. I have learned, grown and changed in SO many ways, but there is only so much that one can absorb here. It is my turn to be "set free" (as Sally would say) in the world to share the experiences I have had with other Guides and Scouts all over the world.

My friend Maya got here on the 21st and I've been having a stellar time. We leave tomorrow night to catch a plane to Brussels where we will spend a few days. We'll take the train up to Amsterdam before heading back to London on the 30th. On the 30th I get to attend the 21st Annual International Scout Jamboree just outside of London. We're celebrating 100 years of Scouting so it should be extra big this year - I'm really excited! After that I will be back in London for a day before jetting back to Oklahoma late at night on the 31st/early in the morning on the 1st. I get into Tulsa around 5 O'Clock and I can only imagine that I will be EXHAUSTED :)!

I'm looking forward to catching up with everyone.