My big trip - the closing

Today, I've been traveling for 324 days. In a few hours I'll board my flight to Germany, and that's going to be the last one of my one-year-trip.
I was curios before I left towards such an extraordinary experience, if traveling alone during such a long time would change me. Well - it has not. On the contrary, I feel much more myself than ever. Plus experiences, plus confidence, minus stress and worries. That's a pretty nice feeling.
I found during this year on the road that I keep myself quite a good company. Whereas I was worried in the beginning that sometimes I might be lonely, in fact I enjoyed most of the time I spent alone very much. (Which doesn't mean that I didn't find a bunch of amazing people I've traveled with for shorter or longer time, who have deeply enriched my life!)
I made the great experience that a dream, once the first step is taken, can become reality very quickly.
I found also that I have a wonderful family and friends, who are very close to me even if I'm thousands of kilometres away. Thank you for all your support. Every comment, every mail, every wapp and every 'like' on facebook has made me immensely happy.
And then I found J. He makes Germany one of the most exciting destinations of this trip. He makes going back feel like coming home. I'm so looking forward to you.

This post is the closing of a chapter of my life which has been very exciting and utterly rewarding - as all big challenges are, once they're mastered. And should there ever arise the question if I'd accept this challenge again, I needn't think long about it:

YES, I always would.