Someday, many years from now, we’re going to need proof for
our kids. Proof that we actually did all these crazy trips in a 3-month span.
Proof that the whole experience was as rewarding as it was challenging. Proof
that this world has so much excitement to offer.
What I’m finding though, is a different kind of proof, one
that I wasn’t expecting: Proof that
being away from our everyday lives and going on an adventure like this leads to
closer family ties. Now, it’s not
totally true that I wasn’t expecting this…I hoped being together in a foreign
country would bring us all closer, and, especially, would further build a bond
between the brothers. But for all I knew, the extra close, non-stop contact
might also burn us all out.
Now, of course there have been battles, and it hasn’t been all
roses, and sometimes you need proof that things were hard, people were grumpy,
and everything wasn’t perfect:
But in spite of the difficulties, every once in a while you
see something like this:
or this:
or this:
And you say to yourself, there’s proof that this was all
worth it.
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