Well, what do you know? I’ve been home for a little over three weeks
already – time has flown here just like it did on much of the race. I feel like I should be starting my goodbyes
and preparing to move on to another country, but for now my feet are staying
firmly planted on US soil (more or less anyway).
Since I’ve been home I’ve
run my first 5K (ever!), seen fireworks twice, visited with friends at the camp
I worked at last summer, rode the rides at Cedar Point, vacationed with my
family at our cottage, started sewing a t-shirt quilt that I started before I
left at the end of last summer, bought a plane ticket to go visit people and
hang out at the G42 summit in Colorado, and resumed working part-time at my
parents’ dollar store to make a little bit of money. (Don’t worry – I’m working on blogs for a lot
of these things, I just haven’t had time to breathe, much less time to write).
Before the World Race can
officially be done for me, though, I need to finish out my support account with
AIM. On paper, I still need $369.50 for their cost of the
trip. In reality I had been hoping to
raise extra money (through AIM so it can be tax-deductible) to cover the cost
of my transportation to and from the race (driving to Georgia and flying back
from Florida) and the immunizations and travel insurance I had to purchase for
the trip. That stuff adds up to about
$1000 extra dollars – bringing me to $1369.50
total. And I just got an email from AIM the other day that they would like
to have our support completely in by September 1st – just under two
weeks away. Thanks to those of you who have faithfully donated and also to
those who will help me finish this strong. To donate online, please click “support
me” on the left side of my blog (rebeccawiltjer.theworldrace.org), or to send a
check in, please contact me for the address and instructions.
