Trip To Ulysses Kansas

I had to go to Ulysses Kansas for some business. I have never seen the plains, even though I lived in Kansas going on 2 years now. I have never seen anything so flat in my life as the 4 hours between Wichita and Ulysses. On the trip out there, I saw lots of nothingness and Co-op grain silos. We went through Greensburg, a town that a few years ago was completely wiped out by a massive night of tornadoes. They are still rebuilding the area. The plains were peaceful and calming, and was a beautiful site to see.

Ulysses was a town with a population of 5500 folks, and they had a nice town. We stayed at the Corporate West Hotel (equal to some of the 4 star hotels I have stayed at in terms of the quality of the rooms) and ate at Alejandros (a Mexican joint) and The Landmark (a good local place to get a taste of the plains, aka cow).

Below are some a shot or two of this strange strip along the side of the road of metal yard art (or something similar).

BRASA Micareta Folia Fundraising Event

On February 13, 2010, as part of BRASA I helped organize a fundraiser at Wilde's Chateau 21. We had all kinds of music, Brazilian capoeira, dancing, and more! It was a really successful event, and with the money that we raised, we were able to fund Semana Brasileira and Carnaval....

Austin, Texas - January 2010

Just before holiday break was over, I took a few days and went to visit Nikkie in Austin, TX. Needless to say, I was happy to be escaping the frigid Kansan temperatures by heading south!

Midwest Snow ain't for a Southern Boy

Seriously, this is caca de toro (in english=bull $h!t). I took this picture outside of the local Old Navy in Lawrence KS. It hasn't snowed in 3 days, but it was about 8 degrees when I took this picture. I don't even know how they stack snow that high. When I drive down the roads, there is still a foot and a half "snow curb" everywhere. I can't wait to see what kind of mess happens with the over two feet of snow we got in that last month that has not melted yet changes matter states.

Another Snow Storm....

Tonight, Brian and I had to drive to Kansas City so that I can catch a 6:55 flight in the morning from MCI to Austin, TX. However, a huge arctic front has decided to swoop down over Kansas and dump a ton of snow.

In the end, we left Lawrence just after I took these pictures and drove to a hotel right beside the airport. These were pictures of Lawrence before the major bands of the storm hit, so you can imagine the following two hours while we drove from Lawrence to about 15 miles north of Kansas City.

Old Man Winter, why us again?

2010!

For the New Year, Brian and I stopped by to see some friends in Lawrence before spending the night in Kansas City. It was so cold and snowy that this snowman managed to stick around to ring in 2010!

Happy New Year! Feliz año nuevo! Feliz ano novo! Ütz juna’ k’ak’a’!

Snowy Jayhawk!

Even the Jayhawk's cold....

Winter Break @ KU

After we got back from North Carolina, I ventured out to campus to get some work done. Needless to say that with all of the snow on the ground, it was quite an achievement to make it to Wescoe....

I-70 Kansas City-Lawrence

After we left the airport, we were both amazed at the amount of snow that was still on the ground everywhere. Here are some of the pictures that I took along I-70 as we drove from Kansas City to Lawrence.