Leaving with a full heart

Mambo! Greetings!

I know it has been a while, but internet access has been few and far in between and mostly turtle speed. I just wanted to check in and let you know that I plan to do a final update to my blog and my pictures in the next few days as it all digests.

I am in Amsterdam right now on layover for my flight back to the states. Getting on a plane in Nairobi was very hard. I wanted to turn around and just let the plane leave without me, but I know at the moment it is time for me to come home. I need the support of my family and friends and some good hugs! Not to mention a shower, with real hot water, that runs. It may even be nice to not share my bed or shower with tiny little insects or mosquitoes. But to be honest, all of those things began to be just a part of my world. You start to realize that the things you thought you just could not handle, are things that just become your daily life. There are many stories to tell of the last few weeks and I look forward to writing them down. Beautiful places, honest and loving people and incredible memories that I will always hold dear to my heart. Hopefully, I can get it done on the next part of my flight to Minneapolis and download when I get there.

Let's just say that the last three weeks, I really have done Plans, trains and automobiles, not to mention boats, Dhows(old wooden sail boats common on the coast), motorbikes and a cargo truck. I almost toppled over in a bus, capsized in a Dhow, and fell off a motorbike. But I wouldn't change any of it for the world.

My Zambia trip was amazing and I can't wait to share it with you. But for now, this is just a quick check in to say I am alive. I will be in LA until around the 3rd or 4th and then back to Phoenix. I am happy to start working again, though I will admit, you almost lost me to the beaches in Zanzibar where I spent my few last days. I could have easily found a coconut tree to work under with one of the locals and spent the rest of my days there. I guess we will see where life leads me...... its been a crazy and fulfilling ride so far and I know the next phase will be even better! I can feel that the goodness is just going to continue to pour down, and I hope to keep sharing my heart with the world.

Thank you again, each and everyone of you, for the love and support. I wouldn't have this sense of fulfillment in my heart and this new perspective of the world if it was not for you. I appreciate you in so many ways and I am forever grateful!

Here is to a happy, healthy, adventurous New Year filled with LOVE, PEACE and TRUE CONTENTMENT! Enjoy the Ride!

Peace and Blessings,
Heather