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Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina (Video)

Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glacieres National Park, Argentina is one of the most stunning ice flows in the world. It is one of 48 glaciers fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field covering a large portion of the Andes Mountains between Argentina and Chile in South America. Located in the Patagonia region and Santa Cruz Province near the Chilean border, Perito Moreno is popular with tourists because of its incredible, in-your-face ice falls and ruptures that happen just a few hundred meters away, yet oh-so-close. It’s one of the few road-and wheelchair- accessible glaciers, making it easy for tourists to visit on a day trip from the nearby town of El Calafate. Because of its sheer size and pristine white and blue ice fed by one of the world’s few growing ice fields, the massive flow offers sweeping panoramic views unlike any other glacier on earth.

This video clip taken in 2009 features stunning footage of Perito Moreno and pieces of ice calving, or breaking off, from the glacier in spectacular fashion. There are also voice overs and a scene with my young son that you might enjoy. The warm, sunny day was ideal to view the glacier and watch the ice calving unfold.

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Happy New Year 2005

Happy New Year, dear reader! 2004 has been quite a year for us. It started in the Seattle area, where I was working for a local accounting firm as an IT consultant. It ended in the Washington, D.C. area working for the Foreign Service, studying the Korean language in anticipation of our departure to Korea. Although the tsunamis put a huge damper on this year’s festivities worldwide, life is good in our home. I am very thankful for the changes in our life and the unique opportunity we have to travel and work overseas.

Have you made a New Year’s resolution? I usually make a few, but this year I haven’t thought about it much. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been too busy. If I were to make some resolutions, they would have to be as follows:

Finish Korean language class with an adequate testing score
Arrive in Seoul safely
Take a real vacation

Weight is always something to watch, but fortunately I don’t have to check off a lot of the typical New Year’s resolutions. The three goals listed above are definitely achievable. I feel a lot better about learning Korean now. It will always be an uphill battle for me, though. I’ll know soon whether we make it to Korea safely without event. Hopefully the worst that will happen is dealing with a fussy child on a trans-Pacific flight. The third may not happen anytime soon because I first need to adjust to working in Seoul, get through my job’s busy season, and prepare for the upcoming APEC Conference in late 2005. If the APEC Conference in Seoul is anything like it was in Chile this year, it should be interesting. I’m sure that President Bush won’t have to pull his security guard into meetings like he did in Santiago. We may not be able to go on an extended vacation until next November or December. I have plenty of vacation saved up already.

I hope you had a wonderful 2004. Please pray for the safety and restoration of those affected by the tsunamis in Asia and Africa. Let’s hope that 2005 is better than 2004 for everyone.