intrepid love: from 2009, with love.

2009 was a whirlwind year beginning with probably the most epic potluck with amazing friends from Portland, then moving onto New York with the best travel buddy I've met so far, stressing to finishing my classes, changing career paths within the last 2 weeks of school, and then travelling.

Oh the travelling..
New York
Niagara Falls
Portland
Seattle
Montreal
Quebec City
Hamilton
Mierlo, The Netherlands
Den Bosch, The Netherlands
Saint-Louis, France
Basel, Switzerland
Swiss Alps in Seewen, Switzerland
Interlaken, Switzerland
Herzogenaurach, Germany
Lucerne, Switzerland
Alsace Region, France
Wurzburg, Germany
Rothenberg op der Tauber, Germany
Bamberg, Germany
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Gimmelwald, Switzerland
Regensburg, Germany
Nuremberg, Germany
Munich, Germany (Oktoberfest!)
Bavarian Alps, Germany (Neuschwanstein Castle)
Lake Eibsee, Germany
Strasbourg, France
Berchtesgaden, Germany (Zugspitze, Lake Konigsee)
Salzburg, Austria
London, England
Cannes, France
Antibes, France
Nice, France
Singapore, Singapore

Things I learned in 2009:

1. Take the opportunities to learn and grow
2. There isn't a wrong path in life - God will bring you to where He wants you to be on His own terms even if you pick the "wrong" path
3. Graduating from University wasn't nearly as fun as getting my Iron Ring
4. Find a travel buddy with the same travel habits as you and your trip will be AWESOME
5. Give, and take.
6. Never forget who your true friends are
7. Find a church wherever you are and jump on into the shuffle or you'll get lost
8. 5 cross-continental flights without suffering from jet lag takes skill
9. The Dubai airport is warm
10. Making friends after University is really difficult.

Now some pictures from 2009:
On the Brooklyn Bridge in NYC with Tina for our last Reading Week!