On the Road again...

Yep, today was another driving day. We actually got up, I tried a piece of Josh's home made bread (raisins and walnuts-yum!) and then we were out the door after expressing many thanks and how cool he was to host us on such short notice.

One of the major things I realized on the trip was how powerful couchsurfing can be. I mean, Dan and I have hosted many people on our couch from around the world (a guy from Germany, girl from Singapore, another girl from Canada, and yet another girl from Sweden). It's awesome, and I will totally do it more, but something about surfing brought the whole thing full circle. As dangerous and odd as it may seem to people that I do this, I feel fulfilled by it even so. In this world, where we are told, shown, and/or forced to live in fear, I was able to break through that barrier in a small way. Simply by asking for someone's kindness. A stranger was able to trust me, and I them, and we were able to engage in a sharing of lives, even if for a breif moment. It's amazing, and I didn't even realize it until today. It's a wonderful feeling to be able to rely on the goodness of others, simply because we ask. I enjoyed this trip so much more because of the people we met (and the money we saved!!)

Moving on from Providence, we drove back down to New York, taking most of the morning, only for a quick stop off at Tim Hortons. Mmmm...coffee/cocoa mix.

We dropped our bags off at our place and then drove the car back to Jersey, where we got a discount because of the vanillabean air freshener. Not really, but the guy did think we deserved it, even though we were two hours late taking it back! Bargain!

The rest of the day was spent doing laundry and cleaning up. Boooooring.