- Ryan

Alaska Is...

      Alaska is…
A peaceful palace
A home away from home
A fresh start
           
My secret hideaway
My worn out teddy bear
The missing puzzle piece

The place where all jaws drop
Where your eyes never want to close
Where your heart never stops beating

My heaven on Earth
My treasure chest
My favorite tee shirt

The place where
Part of me
Will always be

Final Reflections

Thank you.  That can sum up my whole experience.
They are two words that I have used on this trip many times to show how grateful I am.  So thank you to Alaska for letting me have a wonderful place to let my experience happen.  I say thank you to my friends for helping me make it and always being a friendly smile I can look at.  Thank you mountains and ocean for always being beautiful sights to look at.  Thank you.
Thank you, Mom and Dad, for encouraging and supporting me on this trip.  Thank you Ishtar for making this possible.  Thank you Meredith and Patrick for supporting me in everything I do.  Thank you. 
Thank you sun for giving me energy so I can keep going.  Thank you feet for letting me travel and do what I do.  Thank you voice for letting me share my thoughts with others.  Thank you.
I loved this trip with all my heart and am sad it has come to an end.  I don’t want to dwell on the sad, so I say thank you to all.  It has been one heck of a ride.  Now I can go with a chunk of my heart left to AGLP 2009.