In this, the darkest and quietest time of the year, I have taken a few moments to reflect on all that has passed in 2012. Here is a brief look at my year in pictures:
January: Palubari, Nepal
January 2012: Battisputali neighborhood, Kathmandu, Nepal
February: Backyard hockey rink.
March: The Peanut Challenge. My oldest son was diagnosed at age 1 with a peanut allergy. After blood tests determined he had outgrown it, the final test was eating peanut butter.
April: Spring break.
May: View from Ydra, Greece
May: Sunset on the Greek island of Ydra
May: At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland
May: Lac Leman, Geneva, Switzerland
June: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Skogfjorden Norwegian Language Village (Bemidji, Minnesota).
June: Bukkesjøen, Bemidji, Minnesota
July: Family reunion, Lake George, Minnesota
August: Weedfield, Center Sandwich, New Hampshire
September: Interviewing students at the Sankhu-Palubari Community School in Nepal
Sanku village, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
September: Swayambhunath temple, Kathmadu, Nepal
October: Lake Harriet, Minneapolis, Minnesota
November: Election 2012
Each of the kids at my daughter’s school wrote what they were thankful for on a feather, creating this Thankful Turkey.
December: The things you see when you cross-country ski! Elm Creek Park Reserve, Minnesota
All in all, it has been a pretty good year. As my friend Amy described it, a mix of exotic and everyday. The perfect description of my life!
What’s in store for 2013? To begin with, I’ll be in Morocco in January, Cameroon in February and Tanzania in March. In short, the fortune cookie was right:
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
(See other bloggers’ 2012 in Pictures here and here)
The Human Rights Warrior 
Tell us more about your work, please!
LikeLike
Gladly! I am the Deputy Director of an international non-governmental organization called The Advocates for Human Rights. We are based in Minneapolis, MN USA but do work locally, nationally and internationally. I was in Nepal twice in 2012 because we support a school for kids at risk of child labor. I also supervise our International Justice programming, which means that I do a lot of our United Nations advocacy (hence the Geneva photos). We are currently working on a pro bono needs assessment project in Africa, with travel planned for several countries in 2013. That’s just a short description, but you can find out more about The Advocates for Human Rights on our website http://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org. Happy New Year! ~Jennifer
LikeLike
Thanks.
I will check out the webite.
All the best for 2013.
Love & peace.
Ela
LikeLike
Best to you, too, Ela!
LikeLike
Pingback: Weekly Photo Challenge: Year-in-Review Photos | Four Deer Oak
Love your pictures! They told us the good work you had done in the Human Rights area, including your visit to Napal; your nice family, and a great vacation in Greece! Thanks for sharing!
LikeLike
Thanks! Happy New Year!
LikeLike
wonderful images and it sounds like 2013 will be interesting for you
LikeLike
Thank you, Jo! Best wishes for 2013!
LikeLike
Pingback: Versatile? « Talk About Cheesecake
I nominated you for a Versatile Blogger Award to kick off the New Year – http://talkaboutcheesecake.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/versatile/
LikeLike
Wow! Thanks so much! What a great way to say, “Happy New Year!” Best wishes for 2013!
LikeLike
Wow Jennifer what a collection of wonderful pictures! I love the one of you and your daughter in native dress, too! 🙂 What a few months you are going to have! I cannot wait to hear all about it! 🙂 Wishing you the best in 2013!
LikeLike
Thanks Nicole! Happy New Year! Safe travels to Honduras.
LikeLike
Safe travels for you too Jennifer! We are going to have so much to catch up on….if I can catch YOU! Wow, you are doing some amazing travel and work! I am so inspired by you! 🙂
LikeLike
Wow, what a series of adventures! And 2013 sounds just as exciting. That’s a fortune I’d love to have.
Thanks for linking up with me!
LikeLike