It's been quite a while since I have written here. I can't say that the whole time I've been extraordinarily busy. I haven't until recently. In April I started working at Saint Joseph's again, my old job before I left for my trip. All the old faces and a few new ones. It feels great to be back here and working. I have a lot of plans in the next several years and SJU definitely fits into them. 

I've also acquired a new camera, a Canon 5d Mark ii. I love it. The feeling of having a camera again has lifted so much weight off my shoulders. Being able to have that outlet again is such a necessity in my life. I don't know how I was dealing without it for so long. 

The documentary is still going. It's very slow at this point, but the updates I have in the next few months will be big. I'm still working on the soundtrack here and there, as well as getting down on paper all my thoughts about experiences that weren't on the site. I expect this whole project to be over in November of 2013. My plan is to have a live performance, a 30-40 minute documentary, and  an interactive journal to tie everything together. It so much planning I don't want to think about it. I just have to break it up into pieces and tackle them one at a time. It will get done though, it has to. 

Until then, I post things regularly on my other site, www.gidfoto.com, a small blog dedicated to my photos and little videos here and there. 

I'm back in Philadelphia now, the Italian Market area. Being back in the city and my own place again makes me feel a lot stronger since the limbo I've had without a place for so long, about 20 months. Thanks again for everyone that continues to check this site out. I still can't believe everyone that has read it, thank you again so much! Take care. 

Mike