On June 15 I began my journey to the Philippines, and it has been wrought with ups & downs and has already begun to change my life.., just like I knew it would. This is my first blog entry on how it has gone. Hope you enjoy!

5 days before my trip began I had an appointment with my chiropractor. My lower butt had been hurting quite a bit and had begun to worry me. Also, my sciatica nerve was flaring up badly. Talk about ideal conditions for a 26 hour journey! I had two alignments before I left on Tuesday, June 15 and my chiropractor gave me an ominous look and said, "Good luck."

At around 12 noon I boarded a US Airways flight to S. Carolina with a connecting flight to Los Angeles, CA. From there I was to have a 4 hour layover before boarding my flight on Philippine Airlines to Manila. When traveling, we always hope for an uneventful experience, but of course that wasn't going to happen...