Greetings,

My name is Evan Chong and I am doing a drive from San Francisco, CA to Obergammergau, Germany. I in honor of my Uncle Saul who suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) more commonly know as Lou Gerhig's Disease.

Uncle Saul was very inspiring to me in my youth. He first got me interested in traveling when he told me a story about how he and another friend bought a vintage German automobile in Germany after being discharged from the Korean War. They drove around Europe for four months. Since hearing this story I've been dreaming about driving my 1971 BMW 2002 in Germany in the year 2002.

Until about a year ago this was just a passing thought; driving my BMW 2002 to Germany to where it was built. I mean after all I was working a full time job at CNET and there was no way i was going to get a long period time to do a trip of this magnitude. But it just so happened that I was laid off in October and had lots of time. Due to a combination of losing my job and wanting to chase my dream I immediately wanted to do the drive in Uncle Saul's honor. My plan is to use this journey as a vehicle to distribute ALS information that I've learned to people that I meet along the way. Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) is a relatively unknown disease for which there is no cure. Together through education and awareness we can help expose ALS to people and get additional money for research.

Most recently there has been a rash of new Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) diagnosed patients. Most of them have been Gulf war veterans. ALS doesn't discriminate, it effects all races and ethnicities. If you would like to get more information about ALS go to www.alsabayarea.com. Thank you for your time.

Best Regards,

Evan Chong