sooner than expected

So I have mixed feelings about this... I just officially paid extra monies to change my flight to Toronto one week sooner than expected. Reason being, I haven't seen my mom in a year (as she's been working in Kenya) and she's currently in Toronto and leaving on the 15th of this month back to Mombasa. I was due to arrive on the 17th and would have had to wait until December to get a chance to see her if I didn't make the change.

I'm glad I'll be getting back to see family and friends, but at the same time, with the knowledge that in a week and a half my adventures will come to an end, I'm a little bit sad. I feel this experience has changed me as a person in many ways, and I know that I'm incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to travel around for so long.

I hope that I will continue to have these opportunities, and hope to continue to make the most of them, by learning more about the customs and cultures of the world. I know I've been fairly lazy with my blog lately, but I've had a string of weak internet connections, so uploading pictures and videos hasn't worked out. I'll make sure to post pics and vids in the weeks after my return... which is now only 10 days away.

I'm in Bangkok now and just got back from watching a Muay Thai Boxing match- which was pretty nuts. I'll post another update from Hong Kong.

Looking forward to seeing friends & family very soon!

Hakim