Not Your Average Bucket List

In an effort to show the awesomeness of the things I've been blessed to experience, I will try to post a photo, video, and/or link to the activity!

• Baptized in Honolulu, Hawaii (1982).
• Learned to play the cello (1991-2001).
• Played in the rock band known as FERVoR (1998-2000).
• Graduated from Thornton High School with an International Baccalaureate diploma (2000).
• Did a mission trip in Juarez, Mexico with Casas Por Cristo (2002).
• Participated in the Messenger Program @ First Presbyterian Church in Boulder and spent 11 weeks in Trinidad, Bolivia serving La Palmera (2003).
• Attended and graduated the University of Colorado in Boulder with a double major in Environmental Population Organismic Biology and Studio Arts with an emphasis in photography and painting (2004).
• Did a mission trip to Trapichitos, Guatemala with Agros International (2005).
• Start working at The Academy Charter School as the receptionist and webmaster (2006).
• Visited my friend Sarah in Egypt (2007).
• Family vacation to Seattle (1 & 2) (2008).
• Traveled with students from The Academy to Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of Barack Obama (Wildcats in D.C.) (2009).
• Central American vacation (Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica) with Melissa and Lisa (Mellisajoy Travel Journal) (2009).
• Family vacation to Florida included Disney World and Universal Studios (1 & 2) (2010).
• To become a full-time teacher at The Academy, I worked on getting my teaching licensure and started graduate degree through TILA (2010-2011).
• Back to Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica)--this time with my sister, Amanda and friend, Joanie (1 & 2) (2011). 
• On to Europe with students from The Academy through France and Spain during spring break (1 & 2) (2012).
• Costa Rica is simply irresistible, so I went back for some R & R with the family.