Travelling

When I was younger, my sister and I would always talk about travelling the world together. Sadly she is 5 years older than me, which gives her more freedom than I have now. Recently, she went on a trip to Africa in the Congo and she also went on a road trip to San Francisco and Seattle and had the time of her life. These are just a couple of things she's experienced.

Just two days my sister took a trip along the pacific west coast and visited Vance Creek bridge in Washington. She said taking those first steps along the bridge was frightening but extremely exhilarating, not to mention, illegal! She sat side by side with her best friend and just soaked in the peace and beauty that they don't normally get to see on a daily basis while going to college.

My sister on Vance Creek Bridge

Next on her road trip, she stopped by Big Sur in central to Northern California. It was her first time there and she says she will definitely make an effort to go again. She was specifically taken away while driving along the coast of Big Sur in silence with her best friend. She described it as a never ending beauty. 

                                                         My sister looking over Big Sur

And last but not least, her most life changing trip to Africa. When I picked up my sister from the airport after returning from the Dominican Republic of Congo, I noticed a dramatic change in her eyes and the way she acted. She seemed extremely grateful to be standing with her family, but also forlorn because she had to part from the family she made there. She said she left her heart in the heart of Africa and she will return to work there as a nurse for a portion of her lifetime.