We are into week two of our time here and only have a few days until Justin goes back home to California. It's going to be kinda weird when he leaves, we have adjusted to always having three people. It's been an amazing and a humbling adventure having a guest on the road with us.
On one hand we have had so much fun sharing our life with someone else. Sometimes the hardest part about living in an RV at such a young age is that we don't have anybody our age to relate to our daily life (most RV'ers are over the age of 55). It's also hard because we experience so many new cultures, we see so many beautiful places, and meet so many new people... that unless you're actually a part of those experiences you can't really relate. We can tell our stories and try to share the experience with you but it is just not quite the same as actually being there experiencing it for yourself. So being able to share all of these things with one of our closest friends has been absolutely incredible. He saw everything we did, met the people, had the conversations and soaked it all in with us! We are so grateful for Justin and our time together!
The other crazy thing that has happened to me since we've hosted an extra person on the road is that I have become incredibly grateful for every single one of the hosts who have had us in their homes. I realized that opening your home, or tiny home on wheels, takes a lot of courage because you are completely vulnerable. You are voluntarily opening up the the door for someone to see every detail of your life. That person sees you when you climb out of bed with crazy hair and sleepy eyes as you crawl to the coffee machine. They observe the way you run your home, how you do your dishes, the way your treat your spouse on a very real day to day basis.... They taste your food, see your messes, watch how you handle good days and bad days..... THEY SEE EVERYTHING! And that is a little scary. Sure you can put on act for a couple of days or maybe a week but having someone in your home for a month or more- they start to see A LOT! (hopefully Justin still loves us after this trip!) ha!
The funny thing is that we are usually the guests, so I guess I never really noticed the other side of it all. But having Justin here with us for a month was a complete eye opener. And in a really good way. Hosting someone in our home really made us appreciate all of you, who have given us a safe haven in between all of our adventures. We can't thank you enough for your open doors and open hearts.
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