It’s a trip of a lifetime, a big rite of passage for many known as THE high school trip!
For my senior trip, I went to Daytona Beach on a modified short school bus that we repainted black, installed mattresses the other four boys slept on, and a thumping sound system. I slept on top of the Party Barge for a week. It will all be in the book.
However, The Diva is being pampered. She is going to London, Paris, Germany and the Swiss Alps!
My Prayer…
“Dear Jesus and all that is Divine, help her have a wonderful time. Keep her safe from fast food in London and eat at a real English pub, don’t let her burp in line at the Louvre, be by her side as she visits difficult places in Germany, and find the many opportunities for joy there as well. And Lord, I REPENT of my envy and jealousy of her time at the end of the trip in the Swiss Alps. Well, until she starts sharing the photos from that mountain paradise. It’s like a 95% probability that my repentance from jealousy and envy will be tested severely when those photos get published. Oh, and don’t let her ski into a tree. That would suck. Thanks, Jesus! Amen.”
Now, of course, all the Bonus Dad worries are plaguing me: safe travels, making it to her destinations and events safely and on time, and I hope she truly sees Europe's beauty as Europe itself! As well as the inherent beauty of the various cultural shifts in all the places she visits. #NoBadExperiencesAllowed
Travel can expand one’s vision, intelligence, and understanding of how the world works… and doesn’t revolve around our little bubble(s). Traveling abroad can be fun, humbling, and awe-inspiring when done with the right perspective of being positive and excited to learn more.
Have fun and take it all in, my Diva!