Winter is in full swing here in Minnesota. I love that we have had two big snowstorms already in December! and we're in the midst of the Christmas Blizzard of 2009. I don't need to dream of a white Christmas, it's here! I've been home in Minneapolis for over a year now, and thought I'd blog about my transition back home and what's next for me. I have many blog entries to type up from my travels in 2008. One of these days I'll get around to typing up my travel journal. Meanwhile, some insights and highlights from 2008-2009. I left [View Full Entry]

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How do you define traveling? Some countries or thoughts that may come to mind include: Sierra Leone, scuba diving off of Belize, or perhaps a family vacation to Europe. I partly define traveling by a change in my state of mind, where I am transported into such a different environment that I learn to see people, ideas, cultures, languages, religious, notions and ways of doing things differently. This is not surprising, given that when you travel, you may surprise yourself: you may learn that you are much more open than you thought you were; you may also learn that you can [View Full Entry]

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Early next week I will write a detailed entry of how amazingly Youth With A Mission Discipleship Training Sschool is going. J Right now though, I would really appreciate all of your prayers. All of us students and staff met to hear about the details of each outreach which will take place from December 30-February 20 as part of DTS. The two choices are Peru or India. Each one of us students will be individually praying about which country God would like to use us in to fulfill his will. We just went over the details and will be praying and [View Full Entry]

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It has been 4.5 months since I arrived back to the civilization I know as Minneapolis, Minnesota. How great those two words sound together. Still in Nicaragua the last week in May, I didn't want to leave the country I never thought I would call home. My very last day and night in Nicaragua was unforgetable. I said goodbye to my friends in Granada, one of whom took the bus ride with me into Managua. Having to say goodbye is never fun. I emptied all my Cordoba out of my bank account, transfered it to USD and spent the afternoon shopping. [View Full Entry]

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I had a good night's sleep and woke up way before my 8am wake up call. That's great and all, but the 2 things I wanted to do for the day don't open until much later, so I kind of lazed around. I spoke to our Nairobi travel agent and we (i.e. he) decided it would be best for me to have a driver for the day. That way I wouldn't have to try to find a reliable taxi back to the hotel, and I wouldn't be wasting that time as well. So Sylvester picked me up a little after 10 [View Full Entry]

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Ta-daa, så er der nyt! Nå, jeg tror lige jeg skal huske hvor jeg kom fra.. Efter LA er jeg taget nordpå, amerikanerne kalder det nordvest. Jeg synes nu mere der er østpå!? Anyways, jeg boede de første dage hos Kelly. Kelly er en veninde fra Buenos Aires, eller hun er nok mere fra Peru. Sven og jeg rejste med hende i Peru i en lille måneds tid. Tror jeg gentager mig selv, men det går nok. Hvis man vil høre/læse mere om Kelly kan man læse tidligere indlæg. Nå, men der sov jeg så på sofaen i 4 dage. Jeg [View Full Entry]

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I just wanted to post an entry to see what it's like. Turns out it's pretty easy. A little background on my trip for those who don't know. I'm taking a year off between high school and college to work on organic farms. Why? It's not something I can explain easily. The best I can say is that I need it. I need a break from academics and obligations and the craziness I usually create for myself to live in. I want to see the world, learn new languages, and experience new cultures. I think it will give me a good [View Full Entry]

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Set out today. Left Milwaukee at 11 a.m. and reached the Twin Cities around 5 p.m. Stopped at the local Gander Mountain and bought an overnight pack and everything I need to stay in the backcountry for a night or two, should be interesting. Went out with the brother and his g/f to Famous Daves. Finger-licking-good. But alas, I cannot wait to set out west. Tomorrow morning I will be shutting off my cell phone and only use it for emergencies from here on out. I will also only use my macbook to write blogs. No more email, crackbook, or the [View Full Entry]

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Na een zeer stormachtige nacht, was het al bij al redelijk droog wanneer ontwaakten. Een snel ontbijt en een fijn ochtendpraatje met onze buren maakten ons klaar om te vertrekken richting de stad Minneapolis. Aangekomen trokken we naar het Hard Rock Café (reeds het 4de van onze reis) om daar wat informatie te vragen over de reis. Een fijne wandeling in het centrum en een bezoekje aan de mississipi rivier (waar Minneapolis aan ontstaan is) gaven ons een goede indruk van hoe de stad er uit ziet. We waren echt onder de indruk hoe rustig en mooi alles er bij ligt. [View Full Entry]

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Onze laatste ¾ dag in Chicago, nogmaals veel gezien en veel genoten. Eerst en vooral na het inpakken van onze bagage trokken we naar het museum of science and industry. Nog maar sinds kort loopt daar een expositie van Harry Potter, met daarin veel kostuums en objecten gebruikt in de eerste 5 films. Ik moet zeggen, dat ik redelijk onder de indruk was van het geen wat ik daar te zien heb gekregen. Sabrina nog meer natuurlijk als grote Harry Potter fan. Na het museum passeerden we nog snel langs China Town, vermits er we de vergelijking wilden maken tussen NY [View Full Entry]

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