All good things may come to an end, but most ends carry along with them a new beginning. In this way, I feel comfortable closing the chapter of my life spent in Eastern Asia, and I look forward to embarking on new journeys in the next phase of my life. Just as I could not predict any of this would happen several years ago, I know the future holds equally as exciting and fulfilling adventures for me to create. It is such adventures that I am ready to create with all I have learned.