It begins...

Seeing as I'm going to be far and away this summer, I thought it might be a good idea to start a blog as to keep communication time to a minimum. Plus, I know all of you have been dying to know what I do EVERYDAY of my life. Not really. I'm not going to be that guy. I guess I'll start by explaining the name of my blog since it probably intrigues/offends/bores all of you. Recently, I was (or maybe still am) in a band with Ross called "Too Restless For Texas." I think the name of the band is pretty self-explanatory. I would describe our sound as indie/folk/britpop/hippy/trancecore/salsa, but that's a little wordy, so I'll just tell you I play guitar and sing and Ross plays the djembe (a hand drum) and occasionally the trumpet (always a treat!). In an effort to keep you thoroughly entertained, I'll quickly move to a slightly amusing anecdote (as my mom and aunts would say) about a cool God thing that happened today.

So I'm going to Ecuador. Wasn't that a gooder?!?!

Okay, just (mostly) kidding. Here's the real story that I'll somehow manage to tie into my fake anecdote (ya, I'm that good). One of the things God's really been speaking to me about Ecuador is being prepared. In an effort to comply with that, I decided to find some Christian Ecuadorians via Facebook and MySpace. I ended up emailing about 15 people and have been sporadically receiving responses of varying lengths and proficiencies in English. There have been some good responses, but the highlight would have to be one I got today. One of the Ecuadorian guys who emailed back not only loves Jesus, but is going to travel to Girdwood, AK and work at the very same hotel/resort I worked at!!! Isn't that crazy. Seriously, what are the odds?? I have no doubt God's hand was in this and he's just whetting my appetite for things to come. Man, this summer's going to be amazing! I can't wait!!!

This concludes my maiden blogger voyage. I hope it was both enjoyable and beneficial. I'm sorry if my humor was totally lame and you wish you could have your 3 minutes back. I promise all my blogs won't be so corny!!! Adios.

...In the next episode of "I'll hopefully come up with something," Daniel will explain the intricacies of Columbian 7.5"x10.5" envelopes and perhaps touch a bit upon his travels abroad.