Ultimate Peace is back around!

In a few days, I'm headed to the Middle East to coach at Ultimate Peace Training Camp. This is somewhat of a reboot on my 2011 trip, when I went to coach at Ultimate Peace Summer Camp. Here's a link to the label I used on my series of camp-related posts. Its a pretty decent reverse chronology of the experience.

I'm using this blog the next couple of weeks to keep in touch with friends. Going on this trip is only possible because lots of people donated their treasure, time, and talents to helping me. Also, a bunch of people drank wine. And that helps. Its kind of like drinking wine --> Ben goes to the Middle East. That's the causality.

Here are a couple pictures of the wine party 2013 held to raise money for Camp:

Katherine entering her mystery wine description

Sam superbly serving a voluptuous vintage

Reed presenting the red wines in front of awesome UP gear (and awkward John Booth)

Sam thanking supporters for coming and pulling raffle numbers

Thanks everyone for the support. More posts coming in the next few days. I leave on Sunday!