Blog Anniversary

I just realized a few seconds ago that today is actually my blog's one year anniversary! It's funny that I am once again in the library on this day procrastinating on studying. The big difference is I don't have a big test coming up next week. So I don't feel so bad sharing you a story. Like I said in my very first post, I thought of finally having a blog in the summer of 2005. Sometime in 2004, 2 of my high school classmates (Mel and Vero) started their own blogs. I thought it was really cool. My primary reason for having a blog is to share my journeys. I envisioned that I will try to visit all the houses of worship of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) all over the world. I would then post pictures of the chapels and the brethren. With that in mind, in the summer of 2005 I bought a digital camera and planned on a cross-country trip before the beginning of medical school. I meant to write about the trip on my very first post but I didn't get around to blogging until February of last year. So here it is, better late than never (story of my life! ;))

Gypsy is one adjective my friends used to describe me since I moved around so much. I have been here in the US for about 14.5 years. I have lived in Massachusetts, California, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Georgia. I was listed in the following Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) congregations: Boston, MA; Redwood City, CA; Philadelphia, PA; Baltimore, MD; Dayton, OH; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY; Portage, IN and North Atlanta, GA.

Here are some pictures from my 9-day cross-country trip from Indianapolis to California and back in the summer of 2005. I drove by myself with my trusty 2001 Ford Focus. I lost my cell phone on my trip to Seattle a few days before so I drove w/out one. I also do not have a clue how to change a tire. Not very ideal but nothing would have stopped me from taking the trip. I was just armed with the passion for travel and the faith that God will not let anything untoward happen to me. The stops I planned out along the way were places of worship. I figured if anything bad would happen, I have the Pasugo (God's message) magazine with the congregations' contact numbers, and I am sure one of the brethren would "rescue" me. So I was not worried.

Oopsy I am having technical difficulties, I can't seem to upload the pictures. Oh well, I'll try again sometime.