Comments on: Afterward http://thewidewideworld.com/rtw/2009/07/15/afterward/ A Family RTW Travel Adventure (2008-2009) Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:38:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Melanie http://thewidewideworld.com/rtw/2009/07/15/afterward/comment-page-1/#comment-11314 Melanie Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:12:58 +0000 http://thewidewideworld.com/?p=302#comment-11314 Hi there, I just stumbled across your blog. My husband and I traveled around the world for a travel documentary program in 2006 and I can't tell you how much this posting hit me. My eyes immediately welled up remembering how hard it was to come home when you have changed so much, but everything else is so much the same. Good on you a million times over for making this happen for your family. What a beautiful gift. Best, Melanie Hi there, I just stumbled across your blog. My husband and I traveled around the world for a travel documentary program in 2006 and I can’t tell you how much this posting hit me. My eyes immediately welled up remembering how hard it was to come home when you have changed so much, but everything else is so much the same. Good on you a million times over for making this happen for your family. What a beautiful gift. Best, Melanie

]]> By: Jeremy and Eva Rees http://thewidewideworld.com/rtw/2009/07/15/afterward/comment-page-1/#comment-10771 Jeremy and Eva Rees Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:49:35 +0000 http://thewidewideworld.com/?p=302#comment-10771 what a bittersweet post. love reading your blog! what a bittersweet post. love reading your blog!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://thewidewideworld.com/rtw/2009/07/15/afterward/comment-page-1/#comment-10578 Elizabeth Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:46:28 +0000 http://thewidewideworld.com/?p=302#comment-10578 Do you think the Caroline's room situation would have transpired had you not taken your trip? Do you think the Caroline’s room situation would have transpired had you not taken your trip?

]]> By: Neil Stockley http://thewidewideworld.com/rtw/2009/07/15/afterward/comment-page-1/#comment-10511 Neil Stockley Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:24:55 +0000 http://thewidewideworld.com/?p=302#comment-10511 Have thoroughly enjoyed reading this journal / blog, having come to it fairly late in the piece (John and Jen told me about what you were doing when I visited them in February). Your experiences have clearly been life-changing and affirming; good of you to share them in such a well-written and thoughtful blog. Have thoroughly enjoyed reading this journal / blog, having come to it fairly late in the piece (John and Jen told me about what you were doing when I visited them in February). Your experiences have clearly been life-changing and affirming; good of you to share them in such a well-written and thoughtful blog.

]]> By: rachel posell http://thewidewideworld.com/rtw/2009/07/15/afterward/comment-page-1/#comment-10307 rachel posell Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:12:55 +0000 http://thewidewideworld.com/?p=302#comment-10307 seriously -- as the mother of small children, this post made me weep. i hope to someday have the connection with my children that you guys clearly made on this trip. it is so easy to run, run, run in different directions. you managed to bring your family together. amazing! seriously — as the mother of small children, this post made me weep. i hope to someday have the connection with my children that you guys clearly made on this trip. it is so easy to run, run, run in different directions. you managed to bring your family together. amazing!

]]> By: Nomadic Matt http://thewidewideworld.com/rtw/2009/07/15/afterward/comment-page-1/#comment-10302 Nomadic Matt Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:57:12 +0000 http://thewidewideworld.com/?p=302#comment-10302 you guys are my favorite travel family... you guys are my favorite travel family…

]]> By: Franny http://thewidewideworld.com/rtw/2009/07/15/afterward/comment-page-1/#comment-10299 Franny Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:01:22 +0000 http://thewidewideworld.com/?p=302#comment-10299 I have been lurking for a while but this post made me cry. Your kids are going to remember this - and love and respect you for giving them this gift - for the rest of your lives. Welcome home. I have been lurking for a while but this post made me cry. Your kids are going to remember this – and love and respect you for giving them this gift – for the rest of your lives. Welcome home.

]]> By: Doug Spiro http://thewidewideworld.com/rtw/2009/07/15/afterward/comment-page-1/#comment-10298 Doug Spiro Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:49:58 +0000 http://thewidewideworld.com/?p=302#comment-10298 Craig and Dani, With every post I feel you and your family have found the Magic Bullet, the Rosetta Stone, the Enigma Machine of life. As different as we all are we are the same. With everything that Phannak has been through in his life his main desire, to take care of the people he loves. Just like you. Life is scary sometimes and fear is a part of it but hope for a better future is the key. I think it is so important that you have shown Caroline and Conor how diverse the world truly is and how that diversity makes us stronger. To be able to walk in the steps of history, see how the rest of the world lives, and to spend time getting to know the people in it will stay with them and give them the tools they need to make this wide wide world a better place. As Conor said, “We’re not done yet.” Craig and Dani,
With every post I feel you and your family have found the Magic Bullet, the Rosetta Stone, the Enigma Machine of life. As different as we all are we are the same. With everything that Phannak has been through in his life his main desire, to take care of the people he loves. Just like you. Life is scary sometimes and fear is a part of it but hope for a better future is the key. I think it is so important that you have shown Caroline and Conor how diverse the world truly is and how that diversity makes us stronger. To be able to walk in the steps of history, see how the rest of the world lives, and to spend time getting to know the people in it will stay with them and give them the tools they need to make this wide wide world a better place.

As Conor said, “We’re not done yet.”

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