Bills brain #3

Good morning America! Today I just want to share with you all a bit about what I have learned on this trip so far. It is amazing how sometimes the most difficult situations in our lives can cause us to have paradigm shifts. Sitting on a bus, winding through the Himalayan mountains for ten hours is a difficult task for me as some of you may assume. I struggled. I hate long car trips as much as Frodo hated his journey to Modor. But, I learned a lot in the process. I believe that some of my fellow teammates have already entertained you with their pictures and stories about the beauty of the country that we have the privilege of being in. I was able to really appreciate this beauty in a new way. I cannot wait to share with you all some of the lessons that I learned on this bus ride in more detail. I was simply overwhelmed by the magnificence of the scenery that surrounded us. There are obvious implications that come with acknowledging this magnificence that I would love to share in more detail. I found myself realizing that I am on the other side of the world, in the Himalayan mountains, sitting on a bus with two Bhutanese men, amidst some of the most magnificent sources of beauty that these eyes have ever seen. To top it all off, this song came on my iPod. It reminded me of the music video that I would love to share with you all. This little boy epitomizes the way I was feeling in those mountains. Awestruck. Humble. Childlike. Adventurous. I love it! the song is called "Holocene" by Bon Iver..... And at once I knew I was not magnificent. http://vimeo.com/27307766 P.s. I just shaved for the first time today... I like to think that I was lookin like Christian Bale in Batman BeginS :) http://www.google.com/search?um=1&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=d&biw=1024&bih=672&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=christian+bale+batman+begins&oq=christian+bale+batman&aq=1&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_l=img.1.1.0l10.712.712.0.3810.1.1.0.0.0.0.346.346.3-1.1.0...0.0.DVA-XV_Y0zI