[Week 33] Maine, my 12th State.

 

 

I spent a week in Tenants Harbor, ME.

[Week 23] The bus rides to church.

All my 5 years in the U.S., I have always been a commuter, traveling from one place to another using public transportation. It is hard to wait for a ride when there’s storm, snow storm, when it’s too hot, or when it’s too cold. For a church-goer like me, it was specifically hard waiting for the bus just to hear the one-hour mass. But we do it. Sometimes, good Samaritan would offer us a ride and for those times we were thankful.

In 2013, we were blessed to get a car (for free). Oh, how we felt the difference of getting to church easily. No more numbing feet while waiting for the bus when it’s below zero outside or no more shoes drenched in water when it’s raining. We were grateful. Relieved. Although the car is old, it is serving its purpose bringing us from point A to point B conveniently. We do still take the bus and trains to work (in Manhattan) but Sunday is different because of the bus schedule.

Last Sunday, after a year of not taking the bus to church, we had to take the bus again. Again, oh, how we felt the difference. It was a good feeling having to feel the way we felt in those years that we were taking the bus to church every Sunday. It’s always good to look back, I say, and remember how it was to have a hard time then and realize how lucky we are to have easier commutes now even just on Sundays.

This Sunday, Sky, the car, is serving another master again but one of the doctors at the animal hospital that we work in would drop us off to church then we would just have to take the bus home.

It’s almost summer and the weather is good. With or without a car to drive, this kind of day is better.

 

Have a blessed weekend, everyone!

 

 

[Week 22] Grand Central Station and Connecticut.

 

It’s been a long time since the last time I took the train from Grand Central Station to Connecticut. I love taking the train. I had to work on Saturday while everyone else are setting up their grills at their home’s backyard, enjoying some barbecue of some sort. Well, I am grateful for longer and warmer days. I was able to catch up with the family in Norwalk. We had s’mores, too. And of course Videoke when the mosquitoes started biting us.

 

[Week 18] Three states this week.

I spent a week in St. Louis, MO. My first time in the city. I was in awe. Houses are big, backyards are big, and there’s no traffic. I fell in love with the place. I wish to learn more about the city’s history. I’d like to spend more time in the Botanical Garden. I haven’t been to there museums. I could stay there longer. But of course it had to end. I went there to work.

I was back in New York on Friday (where I took a lousy picture of one of the streets in Manhattan). I do love the city that I am in. New York City has a lot to offer from its museums to its parks. New York City is more alive. I am happy that I am here. Plus the fact that I could be in any of the tri-states (NY, NJ, CT) anytime.

On Saturday, I went to visit family in Norwalk, CT. It’s the only place where I could drive on the highway for now. Given the straight highway route, I am confident to go back and forth Connecticut.

We had BBQ and Karaoke. I wish we could stay there the whole weekend but well, work starts on Sundays for us.

It was all good and fun, anyhow.

[Week 13] Don’t you wish you can travel the world?

Dreaming in New York City.

I do. But I can only stare at this globe everyday, spin it slowly, and dream. For now.

Maybe I could one day. Who knows?