Country #2 - The United States, Part 1
In December, 2002, I moved to the United States. My siblings and parents had come before me, so I had anticipated this drastic change for many years. To my surprise, a few months after I arrived to Massachusetts, my brother Carlos, who lived in Arizona, invited me to visit his new home state, as well as Nevada and California. I really always wanted to travel, but I think this trip made it so evident for me that I had to do it as much as I could.
~ 2002-2004 ~
First few years in the USA.
Hoover Dam in the Arizona/Nevada border, 2003.
My nephew Daniel and I on the Mojave Desert, 2003.
Visiting the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada, 2003.
My brother Carlos and I at Disneyland in Anaheim, Clifornia, 2003.
My cousins Francy, Joel, Emmanuel, Daniel and I at the Grand Canyon in Arizona, 2003.
~ 2004-2014 College and Grad school years. ~
During my college years, I was able to explore some wonderful local places as well as make some visits out of state.
My friends Bella and Javier took me to visit Lynn Beach years before I lived in that city.
Lynn, Massachusetts, 2005.
Wall Street in New York City, New York, 2006.
Canoeing on the Ipswich River in Massachusetts with Bella and Masha, 2006.
The Salem Commons in Salem, Massachusetts, 2007.
Visiting the Boston Public Library. Boston, Massachusetts, 2007.
Playing my senior recital at Salem State University. Salem, Massachusetts, 2008.
Ocean view from Salem Willows Park in Salem, Massachusetts, 2008.
After finishing college, there were plenty of opportunities to continue to enjoy local and out of state sights and events.
Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge by foot with my cousin Irma in New York, 2009.
Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts, 2009.
In 2012, I began my graduate studies and commuted two hours each way twice a week for two years. I resided between Amherst and Lynn, Massachusetts. During this time, I visited Maine and ew Hampshire often.
The chapel at UMass Amherst in Massachusetts, 2012.
Kennebunkport in Maine, 2012
Among flowers in Portland, Maine, 2012.
Visiting some friends in Nahant, Massachusetts, 2012.
The biggest pumpkin of the year at the Topsfield Fair in Massachusetts, 2012.
Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts, 2012.
A desert view during a hike in Phoenix, Arizona, 2013.
The Boston Common in Massachusetts, 2013.
An autumnal road in Worcester, Massachusetts, 2013.
Downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 2013.
A monument in Washington, District of Columbia, 2013.
Outside an ice cream shop in Silver Spring, Maryland, 2013.
Trying my hand at creating some art: a fish made out of seashells in Lynn, Massachusetts, 2013.
My car half buried in snow in Belchertown, Massachusetts, 2014.
The Boston Garden in Massachusetts, 2014.
A view of the harbor in Salem, Massachusetts, 2014.
~ 2015-2017 ~
Between 2015 and 2017, while I had my second full-time job, I had a few other adventures around the U.S.A.
Ocean view in Beverly, Massachusetts, 2015.
Clock Tower in Baltimore, Maryland, 2015.
Sunset in North Andover, Massachusetts, 2016.
Sunset in East Boston, Massachusetts, 2016.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s house in Atlanta, Georgia, 2016.
Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, 2016.
Aerial view of Centennial Olympic Park from a Ferris wheel in Atlanta, Georgia, 2016.
My parents and I at a sunflower field in Newbury, Massachusetts, 2016.
Old Town Hall in Salem, Massachusetts, 2016.
Seeing the Grand Canyon for the second time in Arizona, 2017.
Bianela and I at Eagle Point on the Grand Canyon in Arizona, 2017.
At the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, 2017.
A vintage car in Las Vegas, Nevada, 2017.
Bianela, Sonia, Martin and I ziplining in Las Vegas, Nevada, 2017.
The Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire, 2017.
A snow day in Lynn, Massachusetts, 2017.
Seeing Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, New York, 2017.
Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park in Boston, Massachusetts, 2017.
The open road on the way to Maine, 2017.
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