By the Numbers

- 106 days abroad

- 5.5 books read

- 7 items lost

- 6 pairs of sunglasses broken

- 17 T-shirts purchased

- 12 kilos - weight of my luggage when I started my trip

- 32 kilos - weight of my luggage when I ended my trip

- 150 new Facebook friends (give or take)

- 14 flights flown

- 55 hours, $2200, 40,000 Delta miles, and 3 flights to get home after I was denied a seat on the Delta flight I was standing by for for the third time

- 37 nationalities of people met (Moroccan, Spanish, Portugese, Greek, Turkish, Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian, Serbian, Iraqi, Iranian, Pakistanian, Israeli, Thai, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Singaporian, Dutch, Danish, Irish, Scottish, English, French, Italian, German, Austrian, Polish, Finnish, Australian, Kiwi, Canadian, Columbian)

- 23 modes of transportation (Plane, Car, Ferry, Sailboat, Train, Subway, Taxi, Tuk Tuk, Local Bus, Charter Bus, Minibus, Pickup Truck, Foot, Hot Air Balloon, Camel, ATV, Elephant, Bamboo Raft, Bicycle, Motorbike, Kayak, Diving Ship, Tube)

- 17 experiences that could have killed me (bungy jumping, rock climbing, ATV riding, camel riding, hot air ballooning, surfing, driving in Cairo traffic, feeding monkeys, wearing a snake around my neck, climbing to the top of the monastery in Petra, driving along mountainous roads in Laos, sliding down a gigantic slide at the Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan, climbing to the top of a waterfall in Luang Prabang, tubing in Vang Vieng, scuba diving, riding an elephant, bamboo rafting)

- 25 cities visited

- $4,000 over budget

- Hundreds of hours spent in transit

- 11,000 total pictures taken (approximately - although I bet the total is much higher than that)

- Millions of memories made (cheesy, I know...)

So, I guess this is goodbye... for now, at least. I'll definitely be back, though :)