Tonight I saw the documentary "Freedom Riders" with my sister. We went to the Marquette Public Library and went to a free showing. I came back home only to find out you can watch it online for free. Here is the link:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/watch


I obviously didn't grow up during this time but I find all of the movies, books and other information about it so interesting. This was a well done film and very informational for me. Leah and I were two of about 10 people in the audience and by far the youngest. Everyone else looked old enough to me to have lived during this time and it was interesting to listen to them comment throughout the film. I strongly recommend watching the movie and sharing it with others.


Here is a short description of the film: FREEDOM RIDERS is the powerful harrowing and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives—and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment—for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. Deliberately violating Jim Crow laws, the Freedom Riders met with bitter racism and mob violence along the way, sorely testing their belief in nonviolent activism.

Catching Up

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Well this is yet another attempt on my part to keep folks updated on my comings and goings. As most probably know, I am traveling around the country and eventually to South America over the next few months. I left my job in the middle of September, loaded up my car (yes everything fit...the car was riding very low to the ground), and started driving. A quick peek and where I have been:

• Left Washington, DC on September 22nd
• Baltimore, MD
• Overnight with a friend of mine from the Lasallian Volunteers
• Philadelphia, PA
• For a week visiting friends who I met during my time as a Lasallian Volunteer
• New York, NY
• I was actually staying in The Bronx for a week. I toured NYC, went to a fantastic Broadway musical (The Book of Mormon - I highly recommend it), and attended a friend's wedding at the end of the week.
• Tolland, CT
• Overnight with a friend of mine from high school and her fiance
• South Deerfield, MA
• Randomly discovered a good friend of college was living close by and made an impromptu trip north for the night.
• Erie, PA
• Finally headed back to MI (yes my car is still loaded down). I stopped in Erie to visit a dear friend of mine from DC who just moved there. She taught me that you can make fruit leather from scratch.
• Lansing, MI
• Finally arrived back in Lansing on October 12th. I stayed with my family for a few days and headed to see my sister and her family in the UP.
• Marquette, MI
• CURRENT Location

I am currently in Marquette, MI with my sister, her husband Pete and their three kids (see photo at top to see two of the kids). I will be here for a week or so. Needless to say my sister's life is incredibly different than mine or at least what it was. I am really enjoying spending time with her and getting to know my niece and nephews better.

I am currently not on the job hunt and won't be for a little while. I am enjoying traveling and looking forward to traveling to Bolivia and Peru at the end of November. I am hoping to keep this blog more updated.

For pictures of my travels, check out the following: