This year has been a blur - senior year of college, Bonderman award, graduation, summer jobs, Bonderman planning/preparing - I have yet to really sit and reflect on it all!
Trying to put into words how I am feeling at this point has been difficult. I am less than 24 hours away from embarking on my international adventure and I still haven't found a description for the mixture of feelings welling up inside. I imagine words will find me upon boarding the plane or after arriving at my destination. Regardless of when words find me, I know that I have something to share. For now, I've just been allowing myself to feel and allowing my imagination to wander.
When I think about how this journey will look, the places I'll see, the people I'll meet, the person I'll grow into - I draw a blank. I know very little of what's to come. I only have hopes and a strong faith that everything is everything when you leave it to God and trust yourself. I trust that the right opportunities, people, and choices will find me because of what I seek in my heart and what I give to the world. I know everything is going to change. Including myself. But I have my wits about me. I know everything is going to be alright. With this in mind, the only thing left to do is to just...
GO.
Backpack strapped to my back. Toes on the ground. Glint of excitement/gratitude in my eyes. Smile on my face. Block M on my shirt. Blonde curls popping. Shades on. Ready for my blessings. Ready for whatever.
Block M. Golbi Desert., Mongolia 2015.