Armchair BEA Introduction

As the 2013 edition of Book Expo America gets underway in New York City today, the Armchair BEA team welcomes you to our fourth annual virtual conference! We're glad you're joining us to for the next few days, here and on Twitter, for networking, conversation about books and blogging, and opportunities to bring home some books--all without leaving your chair.
-- Armchair BEA Central.

This is my first time to join Armchair BEA. I'm a little bit nervous (I don't know why), but super excited for the upcoming activities/events. So, let's get this party started. :)

Please tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? How long have you been blogging? Why did you get into blogging? 

Hello! My name is teepee, a college student from a small city in the Philippines. I have had this blog since October of last year, but only started regular blogging January of this year. 

I have always wanted to own and manage a blog. But I never had the guts to start before because I doubted my ability to write articles, reviews or blog posts. Personally, I went into blogging because  like to get in touch with people who are of the same interest as I am. I also want to challenge myself with this “writing” thing.

Where in the world are you blogging from? Tell a random fact or something special about your current location. Feel free to share pictures. 

As I have mentioned, I am from the Philippines, particularly from the beautiful province of Albay. Random fact? Our house is about an hour away (by car) from the nearest bookstore. We live more or less 20 kilometers from Mayon Volcano. I wake up every day and see it through the window. It’s a beautiful scenery, and I love waking up to see it. 

Images from Google: See how small our province is. Don't be fooled by Mayon's beauty. It is an active volcano, and early this May we witnessed Mayon's phreatic explosion, spewing large amount of ashes and rocks all over areas near to it.

Here's an actual photo of Mayon Volcano with a some of my relatives.
From left to right: Cousins (the four girls), my sister, and my mother.

The others are just random people that happens to be there at that time.

Have you previously participated in Armchair BEA? What brought you back for another year? If you have not previously participated, what drew you to the event?  

No, not really. My blog is just new. But I have entered BEA giveaways from several bloggers before. And I'm really looking forward to the upcoming events Armchair BEA has planned.

Tell us one non-book-related thing that everyone reading your blog may not know about you.  

I am not a people person. I am usually awkward with new people. I don’t know what to say, or what to do around different kinds of people, so I usually stay quiet. I can't hold a conversation long, so I don't speak a lot. But you will not notice that when I’m blogging (well, maybe just a little).

What literary location would you most like to visit? Why? 

London, Paris, Ireland… Anywhere in Europe. I have always dreamed of going there. And in the several books I have read, characters adored these places. Always talking about the places they have visited, the food they ate… I would love to experience that.

Edit: I think I didn't quite get this right. Literary location? Like Narnia, Hogwarts or Neverland? If so, I'd gladly go with Peter  Pan to Neverland. But only for a visit. And speaking of Europe, there's one literary place I want to visit that is located in Europe. Idris, home of the Shadowhunters.