THE Trip

It's been five months since the Big Trip to Europe. Lots to say about it, and I'll share snippets here and there.

For now, let me say that I really love traveling. It's been incredible to have the opportunity to go to different parts of the world and see different cultures up front and personal, and NOT in a Disney World sort of way (nothing against Disney World; it's one of my favorite places, but highly artificial in terms of the "world culture" it exhibits). Many fun moments in this trip, and, true to form, God did the wacky and got me stuck an extra week due to the volcanic ash cloud (really, how much more random does THAT sound?!?!!?).

The things I'm taking away from my time are the long train rides where Don Miller and Sue Monk Kidd were my companions; renewing old friendships (including one from my grad school days in a new-to-me country); other wacky travel adventures; speaking other languages (and being able to negotiate! YES, I've arrived!); and playing with kids young and old. Sigh....

Upcoming trips: going to Disney World (told you it was one of my favorite places!) with my nephew, niece, brother, sister and her hubby; Haiti in the spring and maybe, fingers crossed, Australia.