Blast from the Past Pt II

Here’s the second blast of old photos. These are from 2003 when I traveled to Guatemala for the 2nd time. This year as a leader instead of a student, which was scary and fun at the same time. I had a group of girls that I was responsible for, but that was pretty easy as they were all amazing girls and we had a great time together sharing hotel rooms/devotions/crazy antics. These trips out of the country to serve had an amazing impact on my life and have left a definite mark on my heart… I’m praying about the opportunity to do more missions work in the semi-close future.(p.s., all these photos are shot with film… this was before I had gone digital… and I think this is where my love for photography started to develop)

one of my favorite photos ever. We had training for a weekend before we left for the trip, and it was long and exhausting… everyone snuck naps wherever/whenever possible.

God’s beauty… seriously… there aren’t words.

We took boats on a river to see the Pacific Ocean… the sand at the beach was black from the volcanoes, but it was soft as white sand, and even more beautiful in my opinion.

This was my second time at Tikal… that bottom photo is a shot of the scene that’s in one of the Star Wars movies… so, that’s pretty cool if you like Star Wars (I do) I had to climb about a million-bajillion rickety stairs to get there and it was seriously one of the scariest things I have ever done. But I did it, and it was worth it. (I am deathly afraid of heights.)

proof I actually made it to the top

They were imitating the part on “The Emporer’s New Groove” where Kronk makes his own sound-effects/soundtrack. I know you know what I’m talking about. (if you don’t, you should! TENG is a hilarious movie!)

Me, some giant palm leaves, and Capitan the ginormous dalmation on the ranch.

Drinking some refreshing Nectar on the bus

Me resting in a hammock, and then me and some of the girls at a school we visited.