It has been has been over 6 months since my last post. Though I am no longer waking up in exotic locations and driving long hours throughout the day, the past six months have just been an extension of The Zechman families Long, Strange Trip. For those of you who will read this I hope this is refreshing and helpful to finally have an end to our story. As I looked back on some of my previous entries I had noticed there was a lot of summarizing, sad to say I will not be able to satisfy those who crave hard facts as our final two days before heading home are a distant memory to me now. In somewhat unofficially ending this blog I am closing one chapter of my life and beginning a new one. While on the trip, especially towards the final push home I always felt slightly homesick. As great as waking up on the forest floor every morning was, certain commodities awaited me on my return and the yearning to see friends and my own bed was a constant presence. Now I have been home for a while and have had time to reflect. I can honestly say there is not a single day that goes by where I do not wish I was back in the full swing of summer, trekking across the country with my wonderful family. Washington D.C had many amazing monuments and museums, is rich with history and has a bustling nightlife, all of which appealed to me. The hotel was incredible and staffed with truly interesting people who seemed to genuinely want to please you. This is a response to all who have asked me since my return to please finish the blog. I don't think I was ready to admit it was over. By finally posting this last entry my journey is complete. I will never, ever again be able to capture the emotions, experiences and images of this summer. Thinking about that almost makes me want to stop writing here. The sad realization is I had just completed the most important event in my life to date and suddenly, in what feels like the blink of an eye, it has been over for half a year. The message in this post is seemingly one we have all heard before, don't let life pass you by, live every moment like it's your last. But it's not. It is how something can only be truly special when you are able to truly appreciate it. I could not finish the blog because I had not yet learned to appreciate my experience, my upbringing and the thousands of other small details that allowed me to go on this journey. I hope to one day become a writer, even just as a hobby and hopefully I will be able to re create this blog in a book. To all of those who followed us, either avidly or on occasion, I would like to say thank you and goodbye.
-Silas
