Auf Wiedersehen North America

My mama and I have a ritual at the airport. No matter how old I get, or how mature I say I am in other aspects of my life, I make her come into the airport whether I'm coming and going.

Anytime I leave she stands there and watches me until I've passed security , when we sign "I love you," to each other, and she doesn't leave until I left her view on my way to the gate.

This trip for some reason is harder than the others. As I did my normal walk through security, I found it hard to control my tears every time I looked back and my mama was standing there. Part of me wanted to turn back around and just stay. Maybe because in Canada I knew I was only a 3 hour flight away and now my journey back will be 17+ hours. 

I also know it's more emotional for my family this time because I'm going further away than I ever have. It's scary and exciting, but in the end please don't worry about me. Whatever happens was meant to happen. My life so far has been beautiful and full of amazing adventures and most importantly I've had an amazing family, especially my mama, the best, most inspirational, loving woman I know. 

But anyways enough of the emotional stuff, I'll speak to you on the other side of the sea!

Good Bye Banff

Time is cruel. It makes the worst moments, the worst days, drag on, painful minute by painful minute, and the best days and times slip through your fingers all too quickly. Although there were so many points during my time at Banff I was ready to leave, when the moment came two days ago it seemed like too much too soon. 1 year and 6 months, I spent in that small mountain town waking up surrounded by the Rocky Mountains. It's hard when you've made a home and a place for yourself somewhere, not to leave part of your heart behind.

So here I sit on my bed, with part of my heart broken, but packing to go off on my next adventure. In one month I will have travelled to Vancouver, Whistler, Banff, Las Vegas, and Frankfurt. I'm spoiled, it's not a bad life, I can't deny that. January 13-17 I went to Whistler and Vancouver. Then the 21st was my last day of work (!), on the 22nd I was back home on a visa run since I found out last minute I had to switch over to visitor status since my work visa ended. Back to Banff on the 25th for one last week of snowboarding, except Banff decided to have summer and all the snow melted, and back to Las Vegas on February 3, and finally, off to Frankfurt on the 8th....and then to Bangkok on the 16th.

So if you haven't managed to keep up with that, I'll summarize: I am a very busy little girl.

But expect updates, because I have some lengthy travel times ahead which I will be hopefully using to update everyone on my whereabouts. On that note, for one last time, here is one final photo of Banff. My home, my heart. 2013-2015. Thank you for everything you gave to me, and all you taught me about myself.

Good Night Banff- 31 December 2014