More on the topic of exciting travels.

I have just under 2 weeks left till I leave for Japan. When ya fly to Hawaii (or Hawvay'i as the Hawaiians call it) you gotta' take in the beauty! So this weekend I split a rental car with 5 friends. Saturday and Sunday we will go forth and explore. So.. on my first day we went to this beautiful valley, ate at Verna's (No can.. No can. If can - VERNAS!) Then we went up to see the sunset at Mauna Kea. All of those back home will be assured to know I experienced the suffering chills of cold -Blast!-

World Class Observatory on top of Mauna Kea (14,000 ft)


Mustache? TRY BEARD! dum dum DUM DUM DUM!!!



Please share in the this experience with me aided by the amazing feats of technology.



It was in the upper 30 degrees farenheit, and the wind's icy fingers froze my exposed skin. If you would have seen a full body shot of me you would notice that I may have been a little ill prepared. I ascended Mauna Kea armed with: A borrowed beanie; dazzling aviators; a beach towel, which in a moment of unparalleled genius, I utilized as a scarf; a cargo jacket; swimshorts; and my tennis shoes. Yes, I said I climbed a 14,000 ft mountain in swimshorts. Wanna' fight about it?

As for Japan I will post up another update soon with the full briefing. One cool thing from this week was this German woman named Susi Childers. She began this school called Photogen X. Essentially, they take a world tour for two years and photograph people. The focus is on social injustice and being a "Voice for the Voiceless". When she was younger she never dreamed of using her talent in such a way to fulfill the purposes of God. I love how Christianity creates radical living. No matter what I do, as long as I hold on to the Father's will, my life will be rich and stimulating. So, I get excited as only a youth can.