^^Above visualizes my travel itinerary from the US (June 1st) through Europe and Asia (November 21st)… Red = Flights, Orange = Ground Transport, Blue = Ferry. I drove from Florida to California, flew from Boston to London, traveled 19 European countries, flew from Cairo to India, from Singapore to Australia, and Beijing to Miami (Momma, I’m home!!).^^
I want to travel on purpose, with a mission. What is a mission? A specific task or calling assigned to a person. Two examples that come to mind for living missionally are Ethan Hunt’s mission impossible and Jesus Christ’s great commission. I’m applying the concept of accomplishing a mission to travel by having general and specific missions.
My general mission over these next few months is to LEARN. I want to learn about people, culture, a city’s spiritual climate, history, businesses outside the US, universities, and traveling “survival skills”. With this mindset, every action I take and every thought i have become more purposeful. It makes for an exciting day because I begin looking for opportunities to learn. To me, learning implies serving. I learn to teach and teach to learn. My general mission to learn will allow for many opportunities to help, teach, and ultimately love people I contact.
My specific missions…
- visit at least one university in each city
- maintain at least one solid contact in each city
- collect different currencies
- drink a beer in each country
- spend on-average less than $30 a day
- prioritze time with locals over sightseeing
- conscientiously observe business practices internationally
- blog consistently and record things I learn/observe each day
- fellowship with believers in each city
- to become a resource for anyone in need or want
- share the love of Jesus and my testimony with backpackers
- to gain experiences that relate to locals and travelers
- visit the main tourist spot in each city
- to sleep one time overnight in my hammock
- couchsurf at least five times
Although I am traveling with a missional-mindset, I plan to have fun and enjoy! Being missional doesn’t necessarily mean being boring or grim. I don’t see these as exclusive, instead i think someone can both live on mission and enjoy. I think of a quote by John Piper describing the chief end of man, “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him”. I love this apparent paradox that accomplishes a mission (God’s desire) and brings us great joy and satisfaction!
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Itinerary through Europe and Asia
| 7/19/2017 | Boston to London |
| 7/20/2017 | London |
| 7/21/2017 | London |
| 7/22/2017 | London |
| 7/23/2017 | London to Glasgow |
| 7/24/2017 | Glasgow to Edinburgh |
| 7/25/2017 | Edinburgh |
| 7/26/2017 | Edinburgh |
| 7/27/2017 | Edinburgh to Dublin |
| 7/28/2017 | Dublin |
| 7/29/2017 | Dublin |
| 7/30/2017 | Dublin |
| 7/31/2017 | Dublin |
| 8/1/2017 | Dublin to Munich |
| 8/2/2017 | Munich |
| 8/3/2017 | Munich |
| 8/4/2017 | Munich to Prague |
| 8/5/2017 | Prague |
| 8/6/2017 | Prague |
| 8/7/2017 | Prague to Berlin |
| 8/8/2017 | Berlin |
| 8/9/2017 | Berlin |
| 8/10/2017 | Berlin |
| 8/11/2017 | Berlin to Amsterdam |
| 8/12/2017 | Amsterdam |
| 8/13/2017 | Amsterdam |
| 8/14/2017 | Amsterdam |
| 8/15/2017 | Amsterdam to Brussels |
| 8/16/2017 | Brussels |
| 8/17/2017 | Brussels |
| 8/18/2017 | Brussels |
| 8/19/2017 | Brussels to Paris |
| 8/20/2017 | Paris |
| 8/21/2017 | Paris |
| 8/22/2017 | Paris |
| 8/23/2017 | Paris to Basel |
| 8/24/2017 | Basel |
| 8/25/2017 | Basel to Zurich |
| 8/26/2017 | Zurich |
| 8/27/2017 | Zurich to Florence |
| 8/28/2017 | Florence |
| 8/29/2017 | Florence |
| 8/30/2017 | Florence to Rome |
| 8/31/2017 | Rome |
| 9/1/2017 | Rome |
| 9/2/2017 | Rome |
| 9/3/2017 | Rome to Bari |
| 9/3/2017 | Bari to Dubrovnik |
| 9/4/2017 | Dubrovnik |
| 9/5/2017 | Dubrovnik |
| 9/6/2017 | Dubrovnik |
| 9/7/2017 | Dubrovnik to Rome |
| 9/7/2017 | Rome to Santorini |
| 9/8/2017 | Santorini |
| 9/9/2017 | Santorini |
| 9/10/2017 | Santorini to Athens |
| 9/11/2017 | Athens |
| 9/12/2017 | Athens |
| 9/13/2017 | Athens |
| 9/14/2017 | Athens to Izmir |
| 9/15/2017 | Izmir |
| 9/16/2017 | Izmir |
| 9/17/2017 | Izmir to Istanbul |
| 9/18/2017 | Istanbul |
| 9/19/2017 | Istanbul |
| 9/20/2017 | Istanbul to Vienna |
| 9/21/2017 | Vienna |
| 9/22/2017 | Vienna |
| 9/23/2017 | Vienna to Bratislava |
| 9/24/2017 | Bratislava to Budapest |
| 9/25/2017 | Budapest |
| 9/26/2017 | Budapest |
| 9/27/2017 | Budapest to Warsaw |
| 9/28/2017 | Warsaw |
| 9/29/2017 | Warsaw |
| 9/30/2017 | Warsaw to Madrid |
| 10/1/2017 | Madrid |
| 10/2/2017 | Madrid |
| 10/3/2017 | Madrid |
| 10/4/2017 | Madrid to Lisbon |
| 10/5/2017 | Lisbon |
| 10/6/2017 | Lisbon |
| 10/7/2017 | Lisbon to Barcelona |
| 10/8/2017 | Barcelona |
| 10/9/2017 | Barcelona |
| 10/10/2017 | Barcelona |
| 10/11/2017 | Barcelona to Cairo |
| 10/12/2017 | Cairo |
| 10/13/2017 | Cairo |
| 10/14/2017 | Cairo |
| 10/15/2017 | Cairo to Bengaluru |
| 10/16/2017 | Bengaluru |
| 10/17/2017 | Bengaluru |
| 10/18/2017 | Bengaluru |
| 10/19/2017 | Bengaluru |
| 10/20/2017 | Bengaluru to Dehradun |
| 10/21/2017 | Dehradun |
| 10/22/2017 | Dehradun |
| 10/23/2017 | Dehradun |
| 10/24/2017 | Dehradun |
| 10/25/2017 | Dehradun to Jaipur |
| 10/26/2017 | Jaipur |
| 10/27/2017 | Jaipur |
| 10/28/2017 | Jaipur |
| 10/29/2017 | Jaipur to New Delhi |
| 10/30/2017 | New Delhi |
| 10/31/2017 | New Delhi to Bangkok |
| 11/1/2017 | Bangkok |
| 11/2/2017 | Bangkok |
| 11/3/2017 | Bangkok |
| 11/4/2017 | Bangkok |
| 11/5/2017 | Bangkok to Singapore |
| 11/6/2017 | Singapore |
| 11/7/2017 | Singapore |
| 11/8/2017 | Singapore |
| 11/9/2017 | Singapore to Syndey |
| 11/10/2017 | Sydney |
| 11/11/2017 | Sydney |
| 11/12/2017 | Sydney |
| 11/13/2017 | Sydney to Kunming |
| 11/14/2017 | Kunming |
| 11/15/2017 | Kunming |
| 11/16/2017 | Kunming |
| 11/17/2017 | Kunming to Beijing |
| 11/18/2017 | Beijing |
| 11/19/2017 | Beijing |
| 11/20/2017 | Beijing |
| 11/21/2017 | Beijing to Miami |