One Way United

So this is it: my final post at One Way United. I won’t say much here, but there’s plenty of other things for you to see. My spot on the people page has been massively updated. In it you will find an end of trip piece. Be forewarned, it’s pretty long and pretty personal. I was as brief as I could manage, but hey, I was gone nearly 8 months! You will also find a collage of my favorite pictures of the trip and some of the stories behind them. Should be informative for those of you who haven’t been following along (you know who you are ). I also added one last special album to the photo gallery so check that out too when you get a chance.

So at last my time here comes to an end. It’s been one long wild ride and now it is time to move on to something else…with adequate rest time in between of course. Love to all and God bless.

Always,

Adam

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I sit here now in my original hometown of Carson City, NV at my mother’s home having finally come full circle back to where I began. I have a lot I could say but I’m going to keep this post short and simple. After leaving Jordan and Antigua at four in the morning, I arrived at the Guatemalan International Airport about three hours before I was scheduled to leave. I occupied myself for a while and then was sitting about ten minutes before boarding my plane. This man who looked as if he could have been a local and dressed in full cowboy gear sat next to me and began rooting through his bag. He gave a start and then flicked this small thing onto the terminal floor. It appeared to be long dark insect. But as it began to move and people started to cry out in surprise it became clear it was actually a real live scorpion! It was only about an inch long and probably didn’t pose a real threat to anything larger than a grasshopper, but I found it amusing that a live scorpion was running around the airport. Some kid stomped it to death pretty quickly.

My flight was short an uneventful and I landed in Los Angeles, CA and departed the plane. It took about an hour and a half to get through customs and get my lugage, which I swear was next to the last one off the plane. I stumbled out into the waiting arms of my mom and her brother Joel who lives in L.A. with his partner John. We had a fun evening wandering around the Grove and Farmer’s Market, eating great food and pointing out what John likes to call WAM’s: Waiter/Actor/Models.

The next morning my mom and I drove Las Vegas, NV where my little sister Grace had just started her first semster at UNLV. We met her, my step-dad Randy, my step-sister April, her husband Steve, and nearly two-year old daughter Devin. We spent two nights chilling out and enjoying the ridiculous hot weather, impressive suite at the Rio, and some tasty drinks: martinis for the older crowd, strawberry daiquris for me.

And today we left early to make the long drive back to Carson. For those of you who don’t know Nevada, this is one of the most boring drives you can ever make. Picture long dusty highways surrounded by barren ugly desert for miles and miles. They probably could have built the road to go straight there, but I think they included a few turns here and there to keep the driver from falling asleep.

And now the my journey comes to a final close and the next stage of life can begin, after a lenghty rest of course. I still have one more post coming up though so don’t write me off just yet! I’ve also put up some more picture of Caxijay so be sure to check them out too. Later all!

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Well…the team left yesterday morning and Adam left early this morning and now…it´s just me. All the people I have traveled with are now all back at home doing their own things and I am the only one remaining. I have been plagued with questions. Where do I go from here? What does my life have in store for me next? This trip to Cajixay has helped me realize that I am done with my traveling lifestyle for now. I feel so much more fulfilled being there for others, forming relationships, and being part of something bigger than myself. Traveling sometimes misses those elements. Sometimes it becomes solely about seeing new beautiful places and having new exciting experiences for yourslef. It can become a selfish endeavor. Not that traveling is all bad. I don´t want to leave that impression at all. I loved every bit of it. I have met so many amazing people. I have experienced so much and learned so much about myself. My trip was one big great adventure that I would not want to change for the world. But it feels like it´s time to move on. It´s time to do something more meaningful than just traveling from place to place. I spent most of my college life longing to travel, longing to see new places, longing for an adventure beyond books and classes. I have quenched that thirst. Now, I feel like it´s time for a new type of adventure. I sit here in this quiet internet cafe in Antigua, Guatemala, not sure what will happen next. I don´t know what I am going to do but I know I want to do something. And you know what? I am excited. I am excited to see what God has planned for me. There is something just thrilling about not knowing where your life will take you. I am at that place now and I love it. Will I be home in a couple weeks? Or will I not be home for another 3.5 months? I have no idea. For those of you back home, I´m sorry about that unpredictability but I don´t want to live a predictable life. The unpredictability is what makes life exciting. I want to always follow my heart and for now, I am staying here. By reading this, you have seen how this last mission trip has affected me personally and helped me realize what I want to do for the near future at least. Up until a few days ago I felt confident that I would travel north through Mexico on the way back home and since then I have done a complete 180. You have to love the unpredictability of life and never knowing what twists and turns you will feel compelled to take. As for the mission trip report…I will leave that to Adam or somebody else to write. Thank you all for your support and I PROMISE I will be home for Christmas! Love you all.

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