Looking Back on this Journey and Forward to the next one

Personal email sent to financial sponsors on April 22, 2014 11:16pm

Friend—

In just 10 days this incredible experience will come to an end. And as the M/V Explorer inches closer to our next and final port of call, I’d like to look back and reflect on the voyage experience as a whole. 

Nothing could have prepared me for this experience. Approximately four months ago, I left the United States a different person. I can truly say my life will never be the same. I have become enriched with the cultures of the world. On this circumnavigation voyage around the world, I have seen both beauty and squalor. One moment my heart bubbled over with joy, the next—my eyes were filled with tears of sorrow and horror.

I have experienced the temples and pagodas of Burma, the vivacious villages of Ghana, and the curious contrasts of South Africa. The beautiful beaches of Mauritius, and the overwhelming intensity of India. The culture clean of Singapore and the bustling motor bikes of Vietnam. The sash wan spice of china, and the searching silence of Japan, and in just a few hours the ancient mosques of Morocco.

In less than 10 days we will port in South Hampton London and this journey will end. I am not sad that it is over, but rather happy that it happened. While one journey ends, another one will begin.

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Best,

--Brian