aaron vanderzwan » Memories http://www.aaronvanderzwan.com/blog Smile... It'll make you feel better. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:47:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Home… http://www.aaronvanderzwan.com/blog/2010/08/home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=home http://www.aaronvanderzwan.com/blog/2010/08/home/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:28:05 +0000 Aaron Vanderzwan http://www.aaronvanderzwan.com/blog/?p=261

Home is an interesting word that carries a lot of meaning for many different people. For me, home is a family house on the edge of a park in Rochester, NY. My home consists not only of this family house, but also of the comfort and security that resides there.

This past weekend I was able to manage the eight hour trip east from my Grand Rapids apartment and head back to the place where the story of Aaron, the Aaron I am today, begins. Eight hours, two borders, and 3 coffees later, I arrived at my home with a sigh of relief. Sometimes it feels like the stresses and anxiety of normal life circumstances are somehow disengaged the moment I see the Rochester skyline. And as soon as I go over the bumps and pull into my driveway, time stops.

Going home is an important part of the journey that is my life. It is my new beginning… my fresh start. A place where, no matter what, I am loved and accepted. My life is a timeline and my trips home are the small blips that allow me to re-evaluate how I have changed as a person since my last visit. I love going home and look forward to a time when I can experience that feeling on a more regular basis.

]]> http://www.aaronvanderzwan.com/blog/2010/08/home/feed/ 0 A Fun Post: Who’s on stage? http://www.aaronvanderzwan.com/blog/2008/02/a-fun-post-whos-on-stage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-fun-post-whos-on-stage http://www.aaronvanderzwan.com/blog/2008/02/a-fun-post-whos-on-stage/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:45:22 +0000 Aaron Vanderzwan http://aaronvanderzwan.com/blog/?p=94 So it has been a little while since I have had just a pure fun post. So here it is. I give 100% credit to Pete V for finding this and posting already about it. I am just reposting for the people that I know that Pete V does not. I follow in his footsteps and even quote him by saying:

“Cheers, YouTube, for being so conducive to lazy blogging.”

Enjoy.

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Click on image to view larger. You can see Bill, Matt and a little of Reggie in the back.

]]> http://www.aaronvanderzwan.com/blog/2008/01/domestic-problems-play-small-local-bar-unannounced/feed/ 0 Video of Interim Trip to N. Ireland: Calvin College 2006 http://www.aaronvanderzwan.com/blog/2007/12/video-of-interim-trip-to-n-ireland-calvin-college-2006/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-of-interim-trip-to-n-ireland-calvin-college-2006 http://www.aaronvanderzwan.com/blog/2007/12/video-of-interim-trip-to-n-ireland-calvin-college-2006/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:05:55 +0000 Aaron Vanderzwan http://aaronvanderzwan.com/blog/?p=82 So two years ago I went on a trip to Northern Ireland for Interim at Calvin College. We took lots of pictures and some digital camera video of our experiences while there. This is a video/picture montage of those pictures so that we can remember and cherish those memories. For these reasons I apologize for releasing it so late, again two years. But at least it is out and shareable/viewable.

Hope you enjoy.

Google video link

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