I got here late, and am I'm really surprised I haven't seen what I was thinking posted already. So here goes:
I read your original post years ago, and like the others, I doubted you. In fact, I remember even going to your blog a few times, seeing the 'easy parts' like Morocco getting done, and wondered like the others how long till you'd turn around, or worse, land yourself in trouble.
At the time, all that vitriol made sense to me. And because, for whatever reason, I wanted you to fail, when you started to succeed, I gave up on watching your trip. I couldn't even bother to stick it out and watch from a computer, while you did exactly what you said you'd do.
What's even more amazing to me, is that many people posting today today can't seem to accept that they were wrong, about Africa, and about you. This time round, the most pathetic people are sulking: 'well you skipped country x, so technically I was right, and you did fail'. These people wouldn't have been satisfied till you did get hurt, and even then it would only be to say 'I told you so'.
You've spent the last three years seeing new places, making new friends, learning things, accomplishing your massive goals. The people who can't bear to wish you well? Well, they've been here this whole time, browsing and commenting on new threads---and as you can see, they haven't grown at all.
Well done again, Dan---you did it! I'm so happy to see that you were right, and we were all wrong.
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Hi Dan,
I got here late, and am I'm really surprised I haven't seen what I was thinking posted already. So here goes:
I read your original post years ago, and like the others, I doubted you. In fact, I remember even going to your blog a few times, seeing the 'easy parts' like Morocco getting done, and wondered like the others how long till you'd turn around, or worse, land yourself in trouble.
At the time, all that vitriol made sense to me. And because, for whatever reason, I wanted you to fail, when you started to succeed, I gave up on watching your trip. I couldn't even bother to stick it out and watch from a computer, while you did exactly what you said you'd do.
What's even more amazing to me, is that many people posting today today can't seem to accept that they were wrong, about Africa, and about you. This time round, the most pathetic people are sulking: 'well you skipped country x, so technically I was right, and you did fail'. These people wouldn't have been satisfied till you did get hurt, and even then it would only be to say 'I told you so'.
You've spent the last three years seeing new places, making new friends, learning things, accomplishing your massive goals. The people who can't bear to wish you well? Well, they've been here this whole time, browsing and commenting on new threads---and as you can see, they haven't grown at all.
Well done again, Dan---you did it! I'm so happy to see that you were right, and we were all wrong.
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