MEET MY TRAVEL BUDDY!

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This is Mel. Mel is from Australia. We met in 2009 working as summer camp counselors Cran Hill Ranch. We became great friends. It was all very magical.

Working with teenagers, August 2009

Since that summer Mel and I remained close friends, keeping in contact across the globe. And then, June 2012, she returned to the states :-). I saw her every 4-6 weeks as she traveled throughout U.S. And every so often I went on a road trip with her. Together we went to Toronto, New Orleans, Boston, and New York City. She added spark and adventure to my first year back in Bay City.

Reunited in 2012!

I couldn't think of anyone else I would have with me on this trip. Mostly because she is one of my closest friends and we can both uninhibitedly be ourselves around each other--really important if you are going to spend two months traveling with someone. But also because she is a pro when it comes to international travel. And I am also convinced she is surrounded by a league of angels everywhere she goes.



I can't wait to see her!

South Africa, get ready for us.

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