We are on the bus now, heading home somewhere in between Memphis and St. Louis. And, we had a wonderful journey together. Here are a few of the statistics.
Days on trip - 23
Miles traveled – 3900
Cities visited – 19
Days we ate sandwiches for lunch – 14
Number of sandwiches consumed – 480
Pounds of Licorice consumed - 26
Bottles of Afterbite used– 4
Times we will return to the Cupboard Restaurant in Memphis – 0
Times Robin got on sugar high – 4
Inspirational texts sent by Derrick – 12
Times Matthew mentioned Alpha – we lost count
Times Jenny got us lost – 30, at least
Time we spent together – Priceless
All jokes aside, what we all experienced in these 23 days—the historical sites, the museums, the speakers—was moving and powerful and all the more so because we did it together. And somewhere in the middle of it all, we became a family.
Almost everyone is asleep and the bus is quieter now than I’ve heard it in a long time. The students were likely up into the wee hours of the morning, savoring the final moments until we get home and return to our normal lives. But, none of us have escaped this experience unchanged and the memories and epiphanies will keep us all connected long after the Cultural Leadership journey ends.
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