final post

i am back in the usa now and happy to be home. i am forever grateful for having had the opportunity to take part in the march: bearing witness to hope 2012. as much as it made my heart hurt at times, i was able to find strength within myself that i never even knew i had. i am so thankful and appreciative for this amazing experience that will forever change my life. my friends, or should i say "family" that i met this past week are some of the most incredible people and i'm so glad i had the opportunity to share this experience with them. this experience has caused me to look at the world differently. it has not only taught me about history, but also about humanity. i can not wait to take what i learned and share it with others so that an event like the holocaust never happens again. for those of you who took the time to read my blog, THANK YOU! it means so much to me and i hope that through my writing you were able to take away some of what i felt and maybe share it with others, as i plan to. i am so grateful for the support of my parents throughout my trip, their words helped me overcome some of the hardest things i have ever been through. this trip has given me a new perspective on life and i am in great anticipation of where that will take me.
this is my final post for now. i may post in the future after i go to are high schools and share my story with people.
thank you again,
jill