Thank you mom! Your constant support of me is without fail. You push me to push myself, but you’re still always there for me. You make me feel like the luckiest son in the world. If it wasn’t for you I would of never had the strength or courage to embark on this journey. You motivate me and I can’t help but brag to everyone about how freakin sweet of a mom I have! You’re my best friend and the greatest mom. I love you, and I can’t wait to get home and give you that appreciation via a big ol’ hug!
Thank you dad. Thank you for always caring about me. Thank you for showing up to all my games as a kid and wanting to make sure I knew you were there for me. Thank you for reading me bed time stories as a kid and staying in the room until I fell asleep. Thanks pops!
Thanks Cami! My awesome little sister! You always support me with what I’m doing and you always want me to be happy. You’re also the first person to always make me smile!
Thank you Nana! Thank you for always giving me love and a feeling of security and comfortablity.Thank you for your playfulness and desire to be in my life. You’re the best and coolest nana in the entire world!
Thank you to Kiko and Nugget the two funniest dogs to ever roam this earth!
Thank you to Jack, Charlie, Cory, Luke and Cole for being the greatest freinds I could ever ask for. I’m so lucky to have such amazing and supportive friends in my life. You guys are always there for me and are never critical or judgmental, yall are my brothers! Each one of you inspire me to be a better man and I’m excited to see you all this summer!
Thank you Brooke and Jeremy. You guys are awesome leaders. You guys have motivated me and kept me laughing the entire trip. I feel so lucky to have been able to have this journy along side you guys, and wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.
And finally thank you to myself. Thank you for making the decision to take this semester off and venture into the unknown. Its made you stronger, more grateful and given you a wealth of knowledge. Thank you for giving yourself time away from school and life back home. Thank you for having the strength to get through the rough times of the trip, and the awareness to appreciate the good ones. Thank you for realizing how truly lucky you are and for understanding how fortunate you really are to have such amazing people in your life.
Thank you to everyone. Everyones impact on me has shaped me into the person I am today, and I’m very happy who that person is.