So many thoughts and feelings are rushing through me after reading this unbelievably brilliant piece of writing. I had a friend who died from the same disease, so I totally related to the symptoms. We have among us a nineteen year old girl who writes with the maturity, perception, skill and passion of a seasoned author. This is writing at its very finest, surpassing most of what we read every day. Your abilities to paint a portrait with words is mind-boggling. You brought this story to life in such an artistic and passionate manner, that my senses are still reeling.

Yes, you wrote of travel...you wrote of love and longing...and you wrote of a connection between two people that was so strong it could never be broken, not even by death.

To give away the plot would deprive others of feasting on the story you so carefully laid out, with attention to detail, so I shall not do so.

This is probably one of the most beautiful stories I have read this year and a definite contender for first place in the travel contest.

You have my admiration, congratulations and definitely my vote.

I was captivated from the very beginning. you creatively blended travel and love and life experiences into an amazingly beautiful story :)