This document summarizes the author's experiences taking time away with their family. The author finds these trips invaluable for disconnecting from daily life and spending quality time with their children. During these trips, the author is able to see how much their children have grown and learn from them. They describe past trips to Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Morocco where they enjoyed activities like camping, swimming, and sightseeing with their family. The goal of these trips is to provide their children experiences and exposure to places and cultures the author did not have growing up.

1. TIME AWAY WITH MY FAMILY
DISCONNECTED FROM THE DAY TO DAY
WITH NUMBERED PHONE CALLS
–
Best times during which I really count my
blessings and come back new, energized and
go back to work with a different kind of
hunger and purpose
IE BLENDED MBA
An activity I enjoy doing
Brain AZEMCHAP

2. • I work really late and do not give enough time to my family. So every minute
I get to spend with them is invaluable
• On occasions when we have the means to get away from the town in which
we are or go to some not-so-everyday place, I am able to take a step back
and see how far I have come, how my kids have grown and also get to see
how knowledgeable they are becoming.
• In 2011 I decided to buy a very professional camera to capture their lives and
the family photographer is my soon-to-be 8 year old son KERRY CRYSTAL. I
assist at times as he commands !
• Particularly our last trip to the interior part of Uganda where we live, I came
back so refreshed and optimistic to start 2014, and so proud of my children.
They taught me so much and thanks to them i am now a big fan of Nat Geo
World
• I just want them to have the most of those `important life experiences` I was
not able to get as a child while growing up – they teach me a lot!

3. CAMPING IN ZONGO DR CONGO
OCT 2011

4. The whole crew with
my wife, kids, my
mother-in-law and
friends having diner
in the bush

5. Myth has it here at ZONGO DR Congo
that when you shout, the falls throw
water at you, so my wife, her Mom,
and our son could not help shouting at
the top of their voices.
Below my wife just lets go, a sight
that delights me.

6. HOLIDAY IN MOROCCO
DEC 2012

7. We all take a family picture in front of the palace of the
Moroccan King in Rabat
From left to right, Ed Allan, Kaila Anthea and Kerry Crystal, my
personal gifts from God
My son, Kerry Crystal tries his luck at bowling in Rabat, the first
time he saw it in his life
Another family picture in front of the King's Mausoleum where
the late kings of Morocco are buried

8. HOLIDAY IN QUEEN ELIZABETH
NATIONAL PARK (QENP) IN UGANDA
WHERE WE CURRENTLY LIVE
DEC 2013

9. My sons, one of my mentors and myself in a cave near one of
the crater lakes in Queen Elizabeth Park area
My sons get exposed to how the villagers brew their local liquor
My son Kerry films me as I swim in the lake, taking the cue from
some of the experienced boys of the village
My sons, Kerry Crystal and Ed Allan below try their luck with a
traditional swing

10. We take a boat ride on Lake
Georges and Lake Edward, with
my 3 kids having a live view of
the animals in their natural
environment, and challenging me
on the names of the animals
We got to see the system the villagers put in place
to catch grasshopper. You have bulbs over these
Zinc that attract the grasshoppers which inevitably
slide into the drums below and are trapped

11. We forgot my daughters dolls why
leaving for the trip and she still showed
her Mom the good mother she also
will be
My son Ed Allan and mentor sharing a
pal time together in front of the guest
house at QENP

12. My son Kerry Crystal couldn`t stop
taking pictures excited by the sight of
these animals in their wild environment
that close to him
He is wrote a report of his holiday
using all these pictures and the books
he bought

13. AMEN