The End of ExpeditionDex Part 1

This trip has taught me all types of things but most importantly that friendships last a lifetime. I'm lucky to have gone to Manhattan College and ran for a D1 program and better yet been introduced to so many people from so many countries. This trip would not have been so easy had I not known so many people and I thank them all for the hospitality and for showing me around.

With that said...

Getting a chance to hang with Andreas(GERMANY), Zoran(SERBIA), Milan(SERBIA), Marina(SERBIA), Tobias(SWEDEN), and Malin(SWEDEN) was epic! Meeting all of the characters of my story was a great experience too. I'll never forget my first trip to Europe, so many stories can be told and so many laughs have been had.

I hope I've inspired you all to get off your ass and just hop on a plane to Europe and better yet do it the way I did it.

Tips to future travelers:

- Pack super light and do laundry a lot
- If you don't use it in your everyday life at home, you wont use it in Europe
- Be BRAVE don't be afraid of getting lost
- Practice doing things without the use of your phone
- Wear short spandex not underwear to avoid chafing
- Take pictures of moments no just of buildings and the area... most cities look pretty much the same
- Sign up for CouchSurfing and use that as a resource to help you meet cool people and experience the country's offerings
- LEARN the currency exchange rates for where you're going!
- Be prepared to become a smoker for a little bit OR inhale second hand smoke
- DRINK, DRANK, DRUNK, REPEAT
- ALWAYS trust your gut!
- Fit in! Don't stand out
- Do your best to not be a tourist but a local, the experience is better.

Hopefully you take my tips to heart and use them if you plan to take an expedition yourself.

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!!!

What would ExpeditionDex be with out the final story...?

Preface:

Things happen for a reason! I am a believer in that quote. Whoever said it must have had a hotline to God himself to confirm some of the things happening in their life haha. You don't just run into a person without some sort of reason behind it. Maybe that person was feeling down that day and needed a new friend to talk to. Maybe that person had an idea but didn't quite have the brain capacity to figure out the wrench in the problem and talking to you helped solve it. Hell maybe it was just for that second in time to connect ones aura and experience another. OR what if that person was the final missing piece of the puzzle that completes your life...  We don't know, and you know what? I'm a dreamer and sometimes dreams come true

Thanks for reading about my excursions y'all I'll be home Sunday August 3rd with gifts and things for my peoples.

Dex