| Traveling is in my blood. Both of my parents | | | | this. They were proud of my mother and excited |
| spent about a year backpacking around Europe | | | | for her, but also ridiculously worried because they |
| when they were in their early twenties (after | | | | knew that my mother would never turn down an |
| they met a few years later, they realized that | | | | opportunity to do something new and interesting, |
| they had stayed in many of the same places and | | | | which often times lead to a wonderful experience, |
| met many of the same people). Both were | | | | but sometimes lead to not so wonderful |
| adventurous hippie types. My dad set off on his | | | | experiences. I have inherited this adventurous trait |
| own with no particular plan, while my mom | | | | from my parents, and although they are very |
| ventured with her best friend. Unfortunately after | | | | happy for me and proud of me, I know they |
| about a week, her friend got hepatitis and had to | | | | freak out a little bit because they remember their |
| return back to the states. So, there was my | | | | wild pasts and the precarious, yet exciting |
| mother, a 22 year old, young, attractive woman, | | | | situations they found themselves in. Lucky for |
| traveling around Europe by herself in the early | | | | them, today satellite internet exists. |
| 1970s. My grandparents were not thrilled about | | | | |