I had a busy year last year. I started the year out in Breckenridge, Colorado working at the ski resort in Guest Services. I had the best job I can think of. I would have two thirty minute shifts standing at a map to answer questions, and the rest of the day it was my responsibility to cruise the slopes, talk to the guests, make sure everyone was having a good time, and call ski patrol if anyone was injured or needed a ride. I skied about six hour a day and was on the mountain over a hundred days during the season.
After I finished working in Colorado, me and some friends headed on a road trip to visit Moab, South Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, San Francisco, Las Angeles, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, and Mesa Verde. I love road trips and experiencing more of God's creativity in his beautiful creation.
Once we finished up the road trip I headed back to Atlanta, only to fly to Taiwan the next week. I was fortunate enough to join with my favorite professor, and eight other students from Auburn on a two month Industrial Design Study Abroad trip. I stayed at a small university in south Taiwan, and got to travel almost every weekend to locations including Taipei, Kenting, Hong Kong, and many other beautiful and unique places. I loved living in Taiwan and experiencing another culture. The Taiwan people are very friendly, hospitable, and fun. I would love to visit or live there again in the future.
After two months of enjoying Taiwan it was sadly time to head home to Atlanta. One day after arriving back in Atlanta I headed out with my parents and younger sister to Tanzania for a mission trip. We had an amazing time of growing closer as a family, while growing in the Lord as we served, ministered, and were ministered to in a small village called Karansi. After spending a week in the village, we headed out for a five day Safari on which we got to see Cheetah's, Elephants, Giraffe's Rhino's, Antelope, Lion's and many more amazing and beautiful creatures. It was an experience I will remember for ever.
Once we got back to Moshi, Tanzania my parents and some of the other team members headed home, while myself, my little sister, and seven others headed out to get ready for our trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro. We took seven days to trek up the mountain, with all nine team members successfully reaching the summit of 19,340ft. God gave our team unity, strength and endurance and over twenty-five thousand dollars was raised as a result of our climb to go towards AIDS intervention and education. You can view a video of our treck bellow.
After our successful summit of the tallest mountain on the African continent, we headed home to Atlanta. Once I got back home, I got a job as a waiter for Macaroni Grill, and took my last 14 hours of core classes at Georgia Perimeter College in order to graduate with a BS Degree from Auburn University in Industrial Design in December.Labels: Bucket List, California, Colorado, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Taiwan, Tanzania, Travel, Utah
