Thursday, August 27, 2009

New Zealand
August 12-25, 2009
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My trip absolutely changed my life. I have a brand new outlook on who I am, what I want, and what I will be in this life. My goals have become grander, if that was even possible, my heart has been reborn, and my inspiration for new photographic experiences has been rejuvenated.

I spent these two weeks (well, 12 days after the travel factor) with three absolutely amazing, sweet, kind and caring people (Lee, his girlfriend Krystina, and Ben). They made me forget about everything back in Chicago, and have inspired me to live my life to the fullest, as they've all done in their lives.

I kept a travel journal from this trip, and am still deciding if I want to post it or not. In the meantime, I will post some of my favorite images, along with a link to my facebook photo album on my photography page.

Thank you SO much again Lee, Krystina and Ben! The beauty, adventure, culture and unexpected surprises are things that I will continue to strive for throughout my future adventures in life.

xoxo

~amy





















































As a side note, many of the above pictures were supposed to appear as panoramic shaped photos, however, they have somehow been cropped along the right side of the images. My apologies for technology being crappy.

To see more from my absolutely amazing trip, including FULL uncropped images, check out my photo album on facebook: