Thanks Claire and Terry. I'm already back from my trip. I'm not in the best state of mind at the moment, but that's for a totally different reason. The trip went well, I was only anxious being at the base the first night. After that I was no more anxious really than I am at home. I was surprised at how well I did actually.

Claire, sorry, I didn't read your response until I got back, but I appreciate it. The safe space is a good idea to keep in mind for my next trip. The art project is a good idea too. I am trained as a comic book artist, and I have done some work on comics created by others, illustrating and inking, when I was still in highschool. I haven't done much work lately though or created my own comics yet as I've basically been sick with PTSD since and it's changed what I draw. I never did learn to paint, and I'm not a colourist, but I'm sure I could learn. I did several drawings while at the base but I'm not really comfortable sharing them right now. I have a hard time with sharing any of my artwork anymore. I shared some of my older work (pre PTSD) in Nam's art thread a couple of weeks back, so you can check that out if you're interested. I appreciate your interest though, and if I do feel like sharing more art later on I will definitely let you know.