I am alive and so is the world even after 2012 but there seems to be some kind of death of humanity. There is a lot going on on the map of the world: rape in India, killings in Sandy hook, slaughter in Syria and the natural disasters are not helping much either. There is a lot being said and written about all of this. Let me not go on that road but look forward to a better 2013 and look back at the happy times of 2012.
2012 was the year for traveling. We traveled to a new state almost every month. Out of the 50 states in the US, we traveled to the following states
- Arizona
- Texas
- Illinois
- Colorado
- Wyoming
- South Dakota
- Nebraska
- Washington DC
- Maryland
- Virginia
- New Mexico
- Nevada
- Oregon
- Washington
Not to forget we also traveled to the two ends of Canada. We went to Vancouver in February and to Toronto in September. It was a fun year since we got to make impromptu plans and end up in a state for the weekend. Our trips were short but very detailed. We would try and cover up as much land as possible.
One of my favorite trips was the trip to Mount Rushmore. Here I got to travel to the midwest. There was very little establishment in Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska (at least through the parts we traveled) and that was the beauty to it. Driving through this place was a very calm and soothing experience.
Another highlight for 2012 was Priyendra quitting Google and joining Scaligent. He was very nervous initially but he is extremely happy and satisfied now.
2012 was the year for kids too. Two of my best friends had babies. I am so glad they are both here and I get to play with them very often.
Life is a series of frames and I always hope to capture each frame either in the camera or through pen but I always fail miserably at it. I hope 2013 can give me some stamina to capture as many frames as possible for this year.
Nice one Ben!