1997 - Urique, Chihuahua, MX - a tiny village with no electricity at the bottom of the beautiful Copper Canyons. A "dry" town, we bought warm Tecate on the black market and copious marijuana for a dollar. Locals rang in the new year by shooting their guns in the air on the plaza.

1999 - Casa Maya, Cayo, BZ - New Year's is always better in the tropics. Seven of us drank BZ$200 worth of rum that night.

2003 - Barcelona, Spain - Party at a friend's nightclub and hopefully close a very exciting business deal. Also, get my first photo for CHALLENGE TWELVE.

-alan in seattle