After my trip to Mexico, I followed my route to U.S.A.

My Journey started in the West Coast with my volunteer assistance in the Next fest in L.A, then a quick visit to Yosemite park, and San Francisco bay. Once I finished my journey on the West side, I traveled to Kansas City, visited my good friends in Indiana, made a stop in Chicago. In Chicago, I enjoyed every second in the city, blues' & jazz bars scenery, watched the Cubs play, and finally ended my journey in Oklahoma, watching buffaloes roaming freely on the Tall Grass prairies. I never expected that such great journey could end better than that, what else could you add to that list of memories that without planning just occurred?

My stop in Oklahoma was a relaxing time after a long exposure of me in our world. I was tired of flying, airports, buses, cars, and the active mode that wore me out. Of course, I am not denying that I enjoy my life, but a good time to relax is always welcome. My time in U.S. was getting to an end, and I needed to go back to Nicaragua.

Kerri P, One of my best friends came to me one night talking about one of our mutual friends, Konda, who told her that she would love to show us around her town before she moved back to Oklahoma. I told her that she could go and enjoy, but my curiosity made me ask her, where does she have to visit her friend? When Kerri answered me, I opened my mouth before she ended her sentence. I was in shock when she told me the place, I wanted to go since I was a child. She asked me to go with her, and I sure had to cancel my return ticket to Nicaragua, so I did. I was not going to let this opportunity pass.

We packed our stuff, everything we would need and some extra things that we didn't have, we had to buy it. All set, we flew on our adventure. I closed my eyes to rest on our way, after our stop in Colorado, I woke a little excited ready to land. I turned my head towards the window and got to see this mountain ranges spread all over, I was amazed. Everywhere where Kerri and I looked there were mountains, high peaks covered on top with snow, one higher than the other and so on. She and I looked at each other, her face and mine didn't hide our wonder for what we were about to experience.

Our friend Konda did an amazing job as a host. The first thing that we got to do after the plane landed was jumping in her car to go hiking.

We visited many places, Matanuska glacier was a great experience that none of us would forget, we got the chance to walk on this huge glacier. Kerri looked at me, and I said, Do you know where we are?

"This is Alaska, both smiled"

"We did it, we are here together"

Both smiled, we looked every detail to never forget the experiences we were living, better when you have someone to share and who you care. We were there in the middle of those mountains, so high, one higher than the other.

"wow, I felt so minuscule" I said

"have you ever felt minuscule?"

"look all these mountains, even this glacier, everything is huge"

There it is the first time I felt that sensation that we are so tiny in this vast world, so much to see and live. She grabbed my hand and I approached her, then we both whispered

"We are in Alaska, can you believe it"

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