2013 Travel Pictorial


It was my dream since freshman year of college to travel. However, university life/academics, work, and campus ministry left me little time for travel. Though there were occasional trips here and there on holiday, it was challenging to get away for very long. With my eyes fixed on graduation, I buckled down with three different jobs to be able to finish schooling debt free (and by God's grace, I accomplished it). I wanted no hindrances or obligations to keep me in Kansas. Though most of my friends upon graduation were getting married, buying houses, or signing work contracts, I stepped foot into freedom from the academic regime, bought a camera, and booked some flights.
As I look back at the year 2013, it was by far one of the most full calendar years of my life. I feel so blessed to have been able to travel as many places as I have, to be able to marvel at God's handiwork throughout the world with my own eyes, and to experience the colorfulness of various cultures. God's hand was evident as He lead me each step of the way and brought me safely thus far.
As I've enjoyed playing around on my camera, I've been captured by the beauty of this life God has given me the privilege to enjoy. The following are a few highlights from my year:



 Morning Dew: Manhattan, KS [April 2013]




Heliconia: Guatemala City, Guatemala [May 2013]



Plantains: Jocotenango, Guatemala [May 2013]




Charming Window Boxes: San Antigua, Guatemala [May 2013]



Galle Surprise Party: Salina, KS [July 2013]




Water Balloons: Tuttle Creek Lake, KS [July 2013]




Wheat: Western Kansas [August 2013]




City Park: Manhattan, Kansas [September 2013]

 



Road Trip: Aimes, Iowa [September 2013]




Marigolds: Branson, Missouri [September 2013] 
  


Mountain Hike: Cayambe, Ecuador [October 2013]




 Fiorentina Roses: Cayambe, Ecuador [October 2013]




Pailon del Diablo: Pastaza River, Ecuador [October 2013]




Fish Fry: Tena, Ecuador [October 2013]

 



Toucan: Tena, Ecuador [October 2013]



Volcano Tungurahua:Cordillera Oriental of the Andes, [central] Ecuador [October 2013]




Avocado Tree: Banos, Equador [October 2013] 




Night lights: Brussels, Belgium [December 2013]



Lake George: Uganda [December 2013]



Jungles: Fort Portal, Uganda [December 2013]




Goats: Kampala, Uganda [December 2013]




 Lake Victoria Serena Resort: Uganda [December 2013]




Queen Elizabeth National Park: Uganda [December 2013] 




...next stop: China ;)

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