Travel bug...what does that mean?!?!!?

I have been bad with my emails or blog on this last tour I did in the past four months. I have been all over the west coast and down down south. So it seems as though I am back tracking a little but I am just filling in the gaps. Anyhow I traveled with 4 other people Kylie, Ryan, Jason, and Gavin. One other girl and 3 guys.



Here they are.  I know madness. But regardless they were pretty cool kids. Anyhow I want to talk about Vegas or maybe no Vegas.


I didn't get to go to Vegas, NO I did not get to go. I had planned to go out there these past 4 months on my journey out west. I was convinced it would happen. This I have this thing about me. I plan... A LOT. I expect my plans to fall into place. I plan so that they work out. My plans usually go through, even if it failed in someway, it still happens. I have never had the desire to go to Vegas but I thought since I would be out west for 4 months I should do it. It seems silly since I have been to virtually over 300 cities. However the only reason I was not disappointed about my plan not falling into place, was because instead I got to go to the Grand Canyon.

I just thought about my awesome trip to the canyon a couple months ago. What a magical place. I never thought it would be that awesome. It really is true when it is said that words or pictures cannot describe it.



But I will attempt.



Anyways I got to go with Ryan and Kylie and we ended up staying in the canyon. We initally wanted to rent a cabin and have a fire roasting marshmellows and what not. But instead we got a room inside the canyon and it was awesome. We would walk out the door and and literally we were on the rim of the canyon, it was breath taking. I remember waking up and walking around the rim realizing how great the earth and nature is. Thank the mighty Creator. Anyways it really was a peaceful place and the funny part was we went there on our days off, but it felt like a vacation. We also got to go hiking into the canyon, we did 6 miles instead of the 12 all the way to the river. It was defintely a workout for me, going down was a breeze but coming up was rough and I loved every minute of it. I recommend everyone goes once.

So thinking of all the things I have done and seen in the past couple months. I have this unbearable case of the travel bug :) I can not stay in one place, but I have vowed to at least make it the next 4 months at home. I know I feel like an addict, just kidding. But I have made some plans as far as some things I want to do in the near future. I know this sounds crazy but I want to move to Jerusalem in Israel for at least between 1-3 months. I know why Jerusalem, you say?!?! I am so intrigued by this country. I love the food, the history, the intensity of soccer games, the passion of this culture.I know right now is not the time but I wll eventually get there.


Tel-aviv vs. Jerusalem game



The old city



I loved this graffiti solider when I saw it. It's such a fantastic picture in so many ways. The solider helping the child. The underlying symbols of graffit.

:)