Pictures from France.

Hey everyone....long time no update from me......well to those of you who I can't see in Chi-town, I thought I would post some pictures from the rest of the trip.....a little at a time...because the last part of the trip covered 5 countries in one month...so I will separate them like that. Now that I am home....it has been a series of mixed emotions. Some of them good, but others bad. Settling for a life of a lot less adventure every day, is stress-free but complacent. I would take the stress that travel brings any day, if that meant, I could see this beautiful earth in new ways. So I am trying to figure things out, and excited for what the future may bring, but also depressed at the same time, I have to start working and making money to pay off the debt that we accumulated in the last months abroad. Depressed not only of that, but sad that my trip couldn't last to end of this year.....I would just love to be able to catch a flight to Costa Rica (like I originally planned) and escape reality for just a little bit longer. I know..we all feel this way, from time to time....making me no different than most....but still....after having an ulterior reality for 9 months, it is an adjustment, just to be home. A sensory underload, I would call it...and even though I would love to just work BS jobs for the rest of my life, just to fund more travel adventures, I know my purpose on this earth is bigger than that!!! .....the places I have seen could fill up most peoples' vacations for the rest of their lives...and I am truly blessed to have been able to see them all, already....I am humbled and blessed for the opportunity and ready to see, how I can help utilize those experiences, to make this world a better place. My new mission. I hope everyone is doing well. More from me soon...let me know how everyone is doing. cemeteries in France are of a unique style....most of them are of various layers and tiers, like the one in the above picture.
Fred Chopin's resting place, at the same cemetery that Jim Morrison was buried.
Jim Morrison's resting place in Paris. There were many famous people to be buried in the same cemetery. Different from any cemetery than I have ever been to in the U.S.

Sunset over a lake in the South of France.
Jayme and I in France, if you couldn't already tell. We spent several days in Paris and 4-5 days in the Southern Burgundy wine region of France. It was nice to be able to experience the culture both Urban and rural. I fell in love with all the flowers. Every house had tons of them. Come to find out, this was true throughout all of Europe!