I've learned that there's beauty everywhere. During my
time in Sioux Center, I enjoyed Iowa's magnificent sunsets, spacious
plains, blizzards, double rainbows, even the fearsome power of a tornado
funnel. On trips to Kenya and the Philippines, I had my breath taken
away by the mind-boggling Rift Valley, the lush greenery of the Filipino
mountains, and one epic moonset.
Road trips within this continent have shown me the allure of an empty
moonlit highway, the unceasing thunder of Niagara Falls, and the surreal
Mount St. Helens devastation.
The past few years have
brought an incredible, wide variety of experiences in almost every sort of scenery,
and for that I'm thankful! However, when I wake up to a view like this, it makes
all the hassle of moving back to Canada seem worthwhile. It just feels
like home.