"So, how's San Francisco?"

Well, I did a great job with this Blog! My last entry was shortly after my move to beautiful San Francisco, California. I am still getting asked how I like living in San Francisco. Apparently you folks do not stalk me on Facebook like I thought. Well, friends, I no longer reside in The City by the Bay any longer but in The City of Roses!

After months without work while living in San Francisco, I finally landed a transfer within In-N-Out Burger. I was now making money for rent once again. However due to the crackheads and a couple murders on my block I was pleased to hear that I had to move out of the Tenderloin District. My friend (and roommate) had to, unfortunately, move back home. Opportunities for a new place for me to live continued to fall through left and right. I ended up crashing on friends couches and staying in Motels. At this time I was encouraged by a few friends in the North West to move up there. So in October 2010 I left In-N-Out Burger and moved to Portland, Oregon. I also had to say goodbye to my church family at Reality SF. I was full of mixed emotions. But I had some great new (and old) friends awaiting me in Oregon.

I moved in with a long time friend until February 2011. Then I had to move back to California for a few months due to not finding work. Something I never thought would ever happen to me finally happened! I explored options to attend school for Graphic Design, a dream of mine ever since high school. I was accepted to The Art Institute of Portland and started classes in April 2011! I am currently awaiting the second term to begin in a little over a week from now. I am a full time student with 12 units per term heading toward a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Graphic Design.

I'm reluctantly seeking a part-time job to help pay tuition and a roof over my head. My projects in some of my classes are very time consuming outside of class. I worry if I can keep my grades up with a job. But I'm afraid there will be no school if I have no job. What can you do!? So far, for the first term, I have managed to get a 3.2 Grade Point Average (GPA) with two B's, an A-, and PA (Pass). The PA was for a class I get no credits, towards my degree, but it helps me get to the level I need to be so I can take the classes I do need. The class was a grammar class which I felt I did extremely well in. I feel more confident in my writing and as time passes I hope to explore this new found fondness. In the meantime do not judge my writing abilities. I have a lot of work ahead of me in that area. Haha.

Now let's see if I can keep this up from now on?? Enjoy your Independence Day weekend! Below are some photos of me during the Rose Festival and Fleet Week. Grace and Peace!!!