The Journey Begins...

My name is Eric Purnell and I was born in Cleveland, Ohio. I was raised in both Orange County, California & Columbus, Ohio. Following my education at Indiana University, Bloomington I moved to Indianapolis where I have lived for several years now. Indianapolis is where I met my wife, Laura, and we were happily married Novermber 28th, 2009. Excitedly, my wife and I are expecting our first child, a boy! Knowing this we are extatic about life's recent changes and are certainly looking forward to this coming September when our son will be born.


Recently, I purchased a camera with the thought of capturing many new pictures of the baby in mind. Unexpectedly the purchase of the new Cannon Rebel took me on an artistic journey of photography. While spending a significant amount of time taking photos for fun, I also find it to be enjoyable and relaxing. What is true to my heart is making the time to volunteer and assist students in school the best way I can. I have started a non-for-profit before and after school program called, Journey To Educate Today, with the goal of facilitating positive behaviors that strengthen interpersonal relationship.

My overall experience setting up this blog was good. The only problem I came across was I accidentally set up two blogs and am currently trying to figure out how to delete one of them.

Tips: Think of the blog as a building block and ask yourself how blogging will fit into your overall web 2.0 journey. Whether it is for personal or professional gain, incorporate the internet and all it has to offer into into your lifestyle.