Mackenzie's expectations

Hi! My name is Mackenzie Gibbs. I am thirteen years old. For those of you who don’t know, my family and I are going on a HUGE world trip. I am really excited for this trip; however, I am going to miss a lot of things about Ouray.

First off, I will really miss my friends. Although we will be able to email and Skype, they will still be thousands of miles away from me. Second of all, I will miss a life of luxury. When we are travelling, there will be a lot of situations where we will not be comfortable at all. Some examples are overnight flights, jet lag, temperature struggles (too hot or cold), and uncomfortable trains. One of the last major things that I will miss is American food. I know it sounds stupid but I grew up eating that kind of food. Ya, we have other types such as Mexican and Chinese, but it was still made in the good ol’ USA. When you have to part with that kind of sentimental attachment to something (13 years of sentimental build-up), it can be very sad. I mean, you gotta love mac-n’-cheese, hamburgers, and potato chips?!?! They are American heritage! So I conclude that American food is very important to our culture.

Along with the longing for friends, luxury, and American food, I also have some expectations. One of the main things I expect to happen on this trip is to meet new people. One can always use more friends, right!?! I would looove to have a new friend from each country we go to. Would that be cool or what?!?! By the time I get back, I’ll have so many friends, I won’t remember my peeps back home. Just Kidding!  Anyways. Oh right.

Anyways, another expectation that should happen in order to make this a fine trip is awesome food (I know, a tiny bit obsessed with it)! I already love all the different foods we have at home; but it will taste even better at the place it started from. The final extreme hope for this wonderful experience is the fun of it. If we spent nine months travelling around the world and didn’t have any fun, what would be the point!?! If we don’t have a ton of fun on this trip, I think I’ll live the rest of my life regretting it. I feel like I should put some sort of conclusion here, but I can’t think of one so... be sure to follow the Gibbs family:D!