Balance is the key to everything, especially when it comes to packing for a 5 month trip, and trick or treating on Halloween night before departing at 3:00 am, the next morning. After a night of handing out, and gathering candy, we wrapped up our packing, and a long day at around 9:45 pm. We were about to doze off in our last sleeps in our own beds, before 150 nights of Hostel beds, sleeping capsules, and caravan bunks. It was crazy to imagine that I wouldn’t be seeing any of those cold white flakes (or whatever that stuff is called) on the ground all winter long. Speaking of crazy feelings, even though I had sat through 13 plus hour flights before, it really sunk in that I was going to have to sit up right for 12 whole hours in a crammed, clammy seat. It was rough, but I managed to do it with 4 movies and a couple hours of sleep to distract me. Only a 1 hour Japan Railway train ride to go before a peaceful floor-sleep for me. During the train ride it was quiet, and I was alone with my mind. As I got thinking I realized how much I was going to miss my friends and the good times I have had with them. My friends and home will be missed for sure, and those thoughts would consume very much of my mind for a while to come. We had made it to Japan, which was a new country, and a new beginning in a new world.

Crazy salted fruit drink at a Tokyo Supermarket.

Shibuya Crossing: A crowded intersection filled with hundreds of people crossing in every direction

The My Motion Devotion Blog site was set up as a way for me, (Reid Blashko) to reach out to close family, and far friends, and let them know what I am up to, from day to day, or week to week. In March of 2014, My mom and I went on a 3 week long excursion to Laos and Vietnam. This extremely opened my eyes to 3rd world countries. As a result of figuring out how good we have it, and how lucky we are to have the chance to do something like that, we brainstormed the idea of departing On November 1st, 2016, on an extremely exciting trip. The idea that You Only Live Once (YOLO) is truly what pushed us to do this spur the moment adventure. .In these blogs you will see the updates on the crazy views and awesome new knowledge, as well as sweet new learns at new skateparks. Stay tuned to find out what’s going on when and where on this eye opening, life changing trip.

This blog will start as an account of my 5 month long world trip beginning on November 1st, 2016.