Monday, March 4, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Dreams Come True #5: I move to Atlanta
On this date in history 13 years ago, I set foot in Atlanta for the first time. I stepped out of my comfort zone to being my career at CNN and more important, start a new life. My comfort zone was my dad's home in Mesa, Arizona and growing up in Arizona for more than 12 years before making the bold move across the country. Fortunately, I had a lot of help from my dad in packing the U-Haul and driving my old Chevy Cavalier with the U-Haul in tow along the way.
From the passenger side of the car, I saw the bright lights that made up Turner Field while we were traveling down I-20 at night. My dad drove the maze of freeways in Downtown Atlanta for the first time, getting lost and finding our way to where we needed to be for the night. Eventually we stayed at a Howard Johnson in Marietta, Georgia for the next few days before I settled into my apartment in the Buckhead section of Atlanta.
Learning about how CNN operated, learning about my duties as a video journalist, traveling on MARTA's rail lines, and seeing all parts of the CNN Center were amazing experiences that I will treasure forever.
I hope the next 13 years are more successful than the previous 13 years that I have enjoyed here in the Peach State.
Quick dream of Escondido Christian School
In reality: This dream lasted all of 10 seconds.
The dream: I was quickly transported to a place where I went to school for all of 4th grade and part of 5th grade. I saw the front cover of what looked to be a 1986-1987 yearbook cover in red with black lettering of Escondido Christian School. In the dream, one of the photos contained what appeared to be me and a girl from one of the school dances.
In reality: Just like that, I woke up. I moved out of Escondido, California on January 3, 1987. The last thing I remember doing at Escondido Christian School was taking an American History test and getting close to 100% on it. I guess you could say I ended my private school career on a high academic note.
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