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Happy 200,000!
Posted on June 2, 2010
My car beat 200,000! For some of you, this might not be a big deal…for others, this might mean it’s time to get a new car. For me, this means that my car is built to last. I have a love affair with my car. It was with me in Philadelphia when I went to Temple University. It drove with me into the Kensington neighborhood of North Philly, when I worked with inner city teens and taught them media literacy. (My car suffered a paint ball attack from that.) Whenever I drove to an interview and arrived an hour early because I hated the idea of being a minute late, my car sat with me at a local supermarket. And waited.
My car and I have been in the hustle and bustle of New York City and stranded on the interstate for 8 hours (in the smack dab middle of the night). We’ve driven cross country three times. She was there when I met the man I thought I was going to marry…and when I packed up my whole entire life to move to Wyoming and start a life with this man, she was there.
My car is my sanctuary. A zen garden of sorts. No matter what is going on outside, when I sit in my car, I am calm and happy. So, happy mileage day to my 1998 Toyota Camry, who I endearingly call Cam. 
And here are some of our travels…
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Congrats on 200K ! You and Cam have been a lot of places together! Bluey turned 10yrs old last month, going on 120K.
Yay for Bluey!! I’ve been telling Cam for the last few years that she’s my 300,000 mile car. I’m still hopeful but Wyoming winters are tough.