Dream of Witnessing a Volcanic Eruption

What is a dream you’ve accomplished that has made you uncontrollably emotional? When I was in elementary school there was a couple that came to give a presentation every year where they showed us photos from their travels. They biked around the world for six months and would come home, work, and give these presentations for the other six. I have a vivid memory of one of their presentations where they showed us photos of their tent feet from flowing lava. I’m pretty sure I immediately asked, in front of my entire school, without raising my hand “What if it the volcano really exploded?!” As an adult, it’s obvious now they wouldn’t be where it’s super dangerous but after they answered my mind started spinning. How did they REALLY get there? Will a volcano be erupting when I’m old enough to go see one myself? How would *I* possibly get that close? There is no way another volcano will be erupting in my lifetime… I’ll never be able to afford a plane ticket to one… I don’t think my mom would let me take the tent… And then I pushed the memory and excitement to the back of my head and let it be part of the ‘big dream’ category of things I knew I would never achieve in life. Fast forward to 27 and I’m climbing mountains in Iceland trying to navigate my way through a cloud to see the Iceland’s latest volcanic eruption. I can hear it. I’m literally saying out loud as I race past other hikers “pleeeease let me see it. Just let the clouds break. I only need a glimpse. Just for a second” And then it happened. There was a visual to match the sound and I started bawling. Uncontrollably sobbing with two men who were screaming and whistling to show their excitement. We didn’t say a word to each other but we felt what each other was feeling. The clouds eventually rolled back in and I could only hear the volcano again but I kept hiking because now I had a visual to what I was hearing. I made it to the this spot here ☝🏻and thought of that couple that gave that little girl the dream to have an experience like theirs that was all her own and she actually did it. And she did it all on her own. Now she’s here telling you that you can do it too. Cont. in comments 👇🏻