Rockford University in France January 2018

Going to Normandy was one of the places that I was going to because of my military background. I felt like this place was key place for me to see. The tour was going to the museum, having lunch, then going to the beaches, and the American cemetery. These two pictures are of the cemetery. I was emotional as soon as we got there. I was not expecting all that was there with the wall of unknown and the statue. The bottom picture is when I lost the strength that I had. This hit home for me because this person gave the ultimate sacrifice for the world and no one can even know their name. This was when I made the decision to give my brothers and sisters of mine a profound respect. I walked all the way down to the end so that all the stones were facing me, and I turned around and with tears running down my face, I saluted them all. I can only imagine what those soldiers had to go through and I am thankful for what they did. The world would not be the way that it is today without the things

Travel can be a disorienting experience whether the travel is done for pleasure or involuntarily. This reorientation can enhance the senses and the emotions increasing receptivity to new experiences. This receptivity can help to form novel, memories, or provide previous knowledge with new significance. This can account for many pleasant or strong memories associated with family vacations, road trips with friends, or even the first year away from home in college. Many people feel driven to explore and travel the world because of this possibility addicting sensation. This altered perception can account for a certain ‘magic’ one can feel in a place like Paris. I often think about the way history leaves remnants which continue to interact with society and shape the future. I am especially intrigued with the idea of ‘sacredness’ as a social and historical construct. Ancient tombs of ‘god-kings’ are meticulously plundered thousands of years after the tombs construction to