BLINK AND IT'S OVER
BREATHE AND IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUN...
How do you stop and cherish a moment when life has accelerated from 0 to 60 in under a second? Just like the world’s fastest roller coaster, the Formula Rossa at Abu Dhabi Ferrari World, the last 6 days have raced by in the blink of an Arabian eye.
Did I really fly half way across the world with a group of complete strangers? Did I really sleep in layers of luxurious down feathers, soak in a gold-rimmed tub and call the halls of a living, breathing Palace home at the world’s second only 7-star hotel? And did I really experience over a dozen insanely wonderful Emirati activities on someone else’s planning, dime and vision?
Throughout the trip I joked, “If I am dreaming, I never want to wake up.” Consider myself pinched.
Sitting alone, on a Jet Blue A320 bound for San Francisco, I fly away from this experience with a full heart. I may not have clenched the coveted Jauntaroo - Your Vacation Matchmaker Chief World Explorer position but I leave with something far greater - a wealth of new friendships, experiences and memories to pull form.
Am I sad? Angry? Frustrated?
BREATHE AND IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUN...
How do you stop and cherish a moment when life has accelerated from 0 to 60 in under a second? Just like the world’s fastest roller coaster, the Formula Rossa at Abu Dhabi Ferrari World, the last 6 days have raced by in the blink of an Arabian eye.
Did I really fly half way across the world with a group of complete strangers? Did I really sleep in layers of luxurious down feathers, soak in a gold-rimmed tub and call the halls of a living, breathing Palace home at the world’s second only 7-star hotel? And did I really experience over a dozen insanely wonderful Emirati activities on someone else’s planning, dime and vision?
Throughout the trip I joked, “If I am dreaming, I never want to wake up.” Consider myself pinched.
Sitting alone, on a Jet Blue A320 bound for San Francisco, I fly away from this experience with a full heart. I may not have clenched the coveted Jauntaroo - Your Vacation Matchmaker Chief World Explorer position but I leave with something far greater - a wealth of new friendships, experiences and memories to pull form.
Am I sad? Angry? Frustrated?
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Diversified on many business and volunteer fronts, extremely travel savvy and packing a giant social media punch, Tyson will continue to do amazing things! Congratulations buddy and I look forward to following your adventures. I am also extremely thankful for the friendships I leave the competition with. Jon, Cody, Annie, Jonathan, Christopher, Tom and Travis we have shared a dream together. A dream I will never forget.
I think it is only natural to feel sadness. I mean heck, when you’ve put your heart and soul into a project for 5 months in hopes of winning a “dream job”, you’re bound to be a little disappointed. An emotion I would question the lack of more then the presence of. But in saying that, I must confess a different emotion. Happiness. Happiness for Tyson Mayr , your new Chief World Explorer. I was always taught the measure of a person is not in the amount of times they get knocked down but in the times they get back up. So with that, I close this chapter and look forward to opening the next. I would like to thank my trampoline. My support system of family, friends and fans who have not only supported me through this roller coaster of competition but more so, bounced me higher and higher. You are the true reason I was able to embark on this trip. And you are the reason I will continue to embark on many more. Blink and it’s over. But breathe Reg, the journey has only just begun. January 28th, 2014 |
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