Just to let you know, I have uploaded 2 more photo albums, one from each Thailand and China. Trust you enjoy them.
And finally, it seems fitting to finish off our little jaunt with this great quote from Theodore Roosevelt...
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
I think he was thinking of arguing with his wife about who's turn it was to do the dishes, but never mind... I think it fits so well with how I'm feeling. We dared greatly. We stumbled. We strove valiantly. We spent ourselves in a worthy cause. I'm glad. I'm also very very tired.
We are having reverse culture shock. Our lives are not the same as they were. Many routines will force themselves on us... school lunches, work, bills etc. But we are aiming to Dare Greatly, even as we live here...
Is it possible?
We are interested in knowing if you have been reading our blog whether you could just send me a quick email to say 'I was'...
Thanks for coming with us.
