Home.

After 3 wonderful months of exploration and growth, we are happy to be safely home in the United States.  There is no concise way to summarize all of the experiences we were able to have,  the places we were able to see, the people we were able to meet.  It was a trip of a lifetime, and Nick and I are so thankful to have experienced it together.

We traveled throughout 5 countries and 1 territory via car, bus, train, plane, boat, and our own two legs.

We carried 2 backpacks.

We slept in hostels, pensions, hotels, tents, people's spare rooms, and even 1 swanky resort.

We ate falafel, shawarma, souvlaki, spanakopita, and mousaka.

We learned how to get along with each other even when we were exhausted and hungry and trying to find a place to stay.

We learned about Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, and saw many sites holy to each respective religion.

We had a great time!

Now we are back in Illinois, working on fixing up a little farm outside Freeport, happy to be able to see friends and family again, and looking forward to our wedding come August 18!

At O'Hare Airport just after our plane from Istanbul landed.