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    • TravelerMISSION TO MARS STEM VAN
      Day 11

      Week 2: Vegas, New Mex, and Kansas

      April 21, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F

      Whew!

      Week 2 has been crazy. Let’s put it this way…I didn’t quite plan this week very conveniently for me haha. But that’s what life is about and this is my first cross country road trip, so I was trying to pack in as much as I can.

      In actuality, I started this week on Sunday by deciding, spur of the moment, to go to Coachella music festival on the final day. It was only a 2 hour drive out of the way and I knew I could get a ticket for cheap so sometimes you have to say “yolo.” That’s part of what this trip is about. It was a phenomenal experience - I went solo, but Ofcourse ran into a ton of friends at the festival and had an absolutely epic time.

      On Monday morning I hit the road to Las Vegas NV for a series of meetings on Tuesday early morning. As soon as I finished those Tuesday meetings, I drove 10 hours to Las Cruces New Mexico. After a series of meetings in Las Cruces and El Paso (1 hour away), I began my longest road trip portion of 11.5 hours to Wichita Kansas. I got in at 3am last night and had to be at a meeting at 11am. Safe to say, I’m tired. But not too tired to do a little exploring. After all, one thing I’ve learned is that when you are traveling for work, you HAVE to save time to see the sights!

      What did I learn while on the road these two extremely long days:

      1. There isn’t much in between Nevada and Kansas to see. I couldn’t believe how much desolate land there was.

      2. The amount of small towns with populations less than 500 was shocking to see. After stopping for some gas, I took a second to soak in one of them. It truly made me realize that small town life can be incredibly peaceful. I felt like I could hear a pin drop in this town.

      3. The stars are unbelievable on these road trips. At one point, I pulled over, sat on top of my car, and just stared into space for a solid 15 mins. It was my favorite part of the trip so far. I’ve never felt so at peace in that moment.

      4. The greatest thing I purchased for the road was garbage bags for the car no joke. It’s amazing how much trash accumulates in your vehicle when you’re driving that long.

      5. Trash TV is the absolute best thing to keep you awake. I propped my phone up and put on some reality TV show on Netflix while I drove on these empty highways. It was just what was needed for those final couple hours into the night on these long drives.

      Anywho, I’ve had some incredible meetings along the way and am
      Super optimistic on the opportunities from the vehicle already. People are loving it! I look forward to a weekend in Omaha Nebraska and off to Texas next week! Stay tuned for the next one.      Read more

    • TravelerGreece 2023
      Day 1

      Learning about myself as a leader (Q1)

      May 9, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Question 1: What are you hoping to learn about yourself as a leader on this trip?
      In the past I never really considered myself a leader. It wasn't until I got invested with Leadership at SC that I saw the ways in which I was a leader and could be a leader. I felt somewhat behind my fellow first year team members because I hadn't taken Intro to Leadership, but during second semester through the travel class and putting more into leadership I felt like I was catching up. I learned the big parts of leadership and started to understand better what it meant to be a servant leader partially due to the servant leaders around me. On this trip, I was hoping to learn more about how parts of life work like airports, metros, and other things I haven't experienced, but I also wanted to learn how to lead in unfamiliar situations. The reality is, I'm not going to be comfortable or experienced in every situation I'm dealt in life, but I can't let that stop me from being a leader. As someone with anxiety my tendency in these situations is to look to others to follow the lead, but I might be the person other people are looking to. My goal for the Greece trip was to develop my ability to think on my feet and lead in situations I'm not use to. I do think I learned more about this, perhaps not through doing but through observing. I didn't plan the trip, so I wasn't faced with situations like these, but Maddie, was. I learned a lot from watching how Maddie handled different situations and problem solved. One of the biggest being, that you can look to those around you for help and that leading, it's a team effort!Read more

    • Adventure thru the LensR&L’s Excellent Adventure
      Day 4

      Lana's Photography Challenge

      June 12, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F

      Just in case you haven’t heard the squeals of excitement coming from Baltimore & Wichita, in 6 DAYS Rebecca & I will embark on our exciting adventure in Eastern Europe. Since we are traveling light with just one carry-on each, I (Lana) decided to leave 10lbs of camera gear at home and document our adventure with just a cell phone. For a photographer, that’s a pretty scary proposition. I mean really, could I live with myself if I left my beloved Canon 50D at home with all of those lovely lenses? I’ve been told the best camera is the one you have with you. After much soul searching and relentless hours of research, I decided to accept the challenge of photographing our adventure with my new Samsung Galaxy S7. Of course what self-respecting photographer wouldn’t want the flexibility multiple lenses can bring to capturing those amazing moments? So I found a way to add a little variety to my shots and still feel like a real photographer: Lens for Cell Phones! Yes, I know so much for simplicity but I can’t help myself. Stay tuned for what I hope will be some great shots and I can only hope that Rebecca doesn’t leave me behind while I’m trying to capture them. Ha!! Ha!!Read more

    • TravelerNew Orleans
      Day 1

      Learning About Myself as a Leader

      July 29, 2021 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 24 °C

      What are you hoping to learn about yourself as a leader on this trip?

      In my experience as a leader, I've been a part of many projects, but they have all been smaller scale in the bigger picture of things. Not to say that what I've done is small, but to say that there are things much larger in the world I have yet to be a part of. Coming to this city, I wanted to learn how I function and what I can provide in these larger-scale projects. The change of the buildings, people, and overall setting around me really helped me immerse myself in this unfamiliar place. After landing and getting on our first bus, I thought to myself, "This is the place I can help make a difference in." The service work I could be a part of in this place would help show to me the needs of other parts of the world, needs that people may be less concerned about in the places I've already done service work, like Winfield and Medicine Lodge. I joined this trip and class because It is all very new and unfamiliar to me, and by exposing myself to all these new and unfamiliar things, I could make myself more equipped to handle and understand unique and strange leadership situations I've never faced, like a different urgency to my work, the people I may encounter and potentially lead, and belive me, there were some unique and colorful people in New Orleans. This trip is the perfect learning experience for people like me, people with a very small world view.Read more

    • TravelerSummer Road Trip 2022
      Day 6

      Kansas

      June 7, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

      We had a few fun, low key days staying with my Dad in Wichita.

      We rolled in late Sunday night and mostly kept close to the house on Monday, recovering from Sunday's looooong drive. I think we did leave the house long enough to find a park and the boys got Papa to take us to Braum's for ice cream, the first of MANY ice cream stops in the few days we were there.

      While Nate worked remotely on Tuesday, Dad and I loaded up the bikes and went out to Chisholm Creek Park with the boys and tested out the bike trail. Papa and Everett had a neon bright twinning moment and we were all sweaty messes by the time we finished.

      Tuesday night Papa took the boys to The Bad Guys movie that they'd been eager to catch for weeks. Nate and I took that as our chance to sneak out and meet my dear friend, Tracy, for a quick dinner. While we caught up with Tracy, the boys got Papa to buy them the biggest tub of popcorn and probably an assortment of other movie concession stand treats. Everyone came home happy.

      I woke up Wednesday planning to take the boys out for another bike ride, but rainy weather put the kibosh on those plans. Dad and I used this downtime time to sort through some of Mom's old items including her collection of Longaberger baskets, which was even more than what Dad had realized. We gathered a bunch of items to take to family when we head north on Thursday for the graveside memorial service for my Mom in Nebraska.

      Fortunately the skies cleared by the afternoon Wednesday and my niece, Catie, hooked us up with free entrance to the pool where she life guards. It was great catching up with her while the boys splashed. She's entering her senior year of high school and I can't wait to see where life takes her. We wrapped the night up with dinner with Julie, a good friend of my Mom & Dad's.

      When we got home, Dad decided to spread a few of Mom's ashes in the flower beds she had created and tended to with so much love every year. The day lilies are in glorious form right now. It felt like such a gift to be in the backyard oasis that my Mom created.

      On Thursday, Dad left early to head to Nebraska with the boys. They stopped off at a Zoo in Salina on the way. Nate and I left after he finished working and we got the car packed up. It was a good few days in my home state.      Read more

    • Traveler2022 Motorcycle Sturgis Trip
      Day 10

      Dinner with our Kansas family

      August 15, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 93 °F

      We had such a nice dinner with Aunt Lorraine, TW, Tami, Austin and his fiance, Jordan. Aunt Lorraine picked us up at the hotel and we had a delicious barbecue dinner at a local restaurant. It was such a nice evening and so nice to visit and catch up with everyone!Read more

    • TravelerTrips of 2022
      Day 150

      Wichita

      August 31, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F

      Arrived yesterday. Here to visit Steve's relative's. Made contact last night with most of them.
      Nice quiet RV Park and found a huge dog park just five minutes drive.
      Beau met many friends and I got in a 2 mile walk. Now for breakfast and Beau's nap.

      Met Aunt Marjorie, cousin Dana, and sister in law Joni for lunch. I decided to head to Wichita Brewery next.      Read more

    • Traveler2022 Trip to SD & MN
      Day 15

      Reconnections

      June 28, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 75 °F

      I've decided the theme for this trip has been Reconnections. Reconnected with high school classmates then with family at the Pfeifer family reunion.
      I rode with my sister and brother-in-law to the South Dakota Badlands KOA campground for the family reunion last weekend. We had a nice time reconnecting, visiting and eating with the relatives many of whom we haven't seen in awhile. The weather was nice but very windy at 25 mph. Wore us out after fighting against it all day. I rented a tipi for the night. I had a queen size futon to sleep on which was comfortable. There was no lights in the tipi so I was glad I had brought along my headlamp. It came in handy. My sister freaked out when I told her there had been a field mouse in the tipi when I first checked out the tipi. He was cute. LOL. He took off and never bothered me. My Slumberjack camping blanket was the best at keeping me warm in the cool 50 degree night. The birds did wake me at 4am and again at 6am.
      I am now en route home. Spending tonight in Salina, KS. I'm at the same hotel and even in the same room as I had on June 14 when I started this trip.
      Looking forward to being home tomorrow.      Read more

    • Traveler2022 Motorcycle Sturgis Trip
      Day 10

      Haysville, Kansas

      August 15, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 99 °F

      We rode 281 miles to Haysville. Kansas today. I think this is the hottest day so far with barely any clouds. Adding to that, we rode most of the way on fresh blacktop.

      We are checked in at The Sleep Inn and doing a bit of laundry before we have dinner.

      We are really looking forward to a nice evening with family!      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Sedgwick County, مقاطعة سيجويك, Седжуик, সেডগৱিক কাউন্টি, Condado de Sedgwick, Sedgwicki maakond, Sedgwick konderria, شهرستان سجویک، کانزاس, Comté de Sedgwick, Sedgwick megye, Սեջուիք շրջան, Contea di Sedgwick, セジウィック郡, Sedgwick Comitatus, Sedgwick Kūn, Hrabstwo Sedgwick, Comitatul Sedgwick, Округ Сеџвик, Седжвік, سیڈجویک کاؤنٹی، کنساس, Quận Sedgwick, Condado han Sedgwick, 塞奇威克县

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