A New Chapter: Leaving Colorado

Wow, so BAM I think it finally hit me that I am leaving the country. As I sit here in the Hong Kong airport surrounded by foreign sounds, smells, views and languages I am finally realizing that I am not in Colorado anymore. It was difficult for me to leave the mountainous region I have called my home for the last 6 years. It was a place I really felt comfortable. Although what can I say, I left it for quite the adventure. 

3 days after my return from Uganda I packed up my car, shipped a few boxes and my mom flew out to Denver. We packed in and drove across the northern part of the United States. It was my first time discovering the land that lay between  the two homes that I have known and really interesting to see how the country functions while our cities sleep. Some may argue that our cities are the hubs for industry, human capital, and trade and while they may offer that connection between America and the rest of the world, middle america contains the arteries and veins that keep our country alive. SO much corn...I mean so much corn. While I heard stories it is nothing until you drive through corn for 2 days straight that you realize just how much corn. The highways are lined with trucks that drive through the night making life possible in even the most remote regions of the country. So much happens while I sleep. So much I never really took the time to think about before. 

This trip was really good for me it put many of the cities in perspective where I couldn't really think about it before. Anyway, after arriving in Boston I barely had enough time to catch up with my family and pack my bags to set off on the next adventure and here I am now in the Hong Kong airport trying to process the last few weeks. 2 weeks ago I was in Uganda (feeling kinda guilty about my massive carbon footprint). Wow.  When I am catching up on sleep in a few years I will look back on this time period as a crazy action packed adventure and it is only yet to begin.