happy new year all!!
well i am finally back from my lovely, amazing, incredible, and the most amazing vacation ever!!
what did i do? i along with six other friends headed to tanzania, africa to climb a little mountain, mt. kilimanjaro...have you heard of it?
i left nyc on december 27th and came back january 14th...best time ever! i will be honest though hiking up kilimanjaro has been the hardest thing i have ever done ever. some highlights from my trip:
1. i fell into a river, the water came up to my boobs and i was drenched. did i mention this was within the first 30 minutes of a 5 hour walk. i took the fall with a smile and kept it moving.
2. i kissed a rock, seriously i did! part of walks/climbs/hikes included rock climbing. yes you heard correctly rock climbing...guys i have never ever done that and i didn't have a harness or anything. i was so scared but it was so much fun. i am totally going to look into this more.
3. first time sleeping in a tent. enough said. lol
4. we made it to the summit. this was by far the most emotional, physical and mental thing i have ever done but when you see the uhuru sign...you forget the pain and you finally catch your breath you realize to made it to the top. i completely lost it at this point. i knew that i would make it but i never thought it was going to be so hard.
5. chilling at the safari! :)
so now you know i have to get corny right? reaching the top of uhuru peak made me realize that i am the only person that can make my life what i want it to be. i came away with such an appreciation for my life, my family, friends and my career. i have a plan and now its time to put it into action.
after that amazing part of my trip we headed to zanzibar to rest up on the most amazing beach. here are some pictures for ya!
can you tell that i got some sun!! so excited!!
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