Road Trip: Far from Home

Everyone loves to take vacations.  As I write this, I'm actually on vacation in Chicago, my favorite city.  Our reasons vary, but usually it has something to do with trying new things, getting away from old things like stress (or people), and just trying to relax.  There are times, though, that on those trips, something happens that brings about a self-defining choice.  It's easy to pretend to be someone else when no one around you knows who you are...easier than it is to read that sentence.  No matter where we are or who we are with, though, it's important to still be yourself...to still maintain your values, your ideals...your identity.