Visited: Thailand, Brazil, Italy, Holland, Canada, Mexico.

Acquired two Bachelor degrees from two out of three schools that I attended.

Swam in the Amazon, Eaten exotic foods, lived with people from over four different countries and 15 different states.

Started my own business.

lived alone.

Hmmm…..TBC

When I look at my life I do not summarize in years alone, but rather what I have accomplished in the past ten years. If I take a snap shot of my life in the present I would say that not much has been accomplished since the age of twenty, however, the opposite is true. I am composing a list of things that I have done since twenty and will post them in my next entry. This should be interesting….stay tuned!

Well, I’ve been in the great state of Georgia for a little over two weeks now and I LOVE it! It is such a breath of fresh air to be around people such as myself….normal ones that is! the people here have been wonderful thus far. I’m still working at the Cracker Barrel, but this one is way different, but it has been fun…for the most part. I have been looking for a job and I have found more than one who have been willing to have me in for an interview, I’m just waiting to hear back from one of them.

I’ve been living alone, and i love that too! Sure, there is the pressure of having to pay your own bills which is sort of stressful at times to think about, but I have managed, even though I am barely getting started:p . Coming home every night to a quiet apartment is amazing. Plus, there is so much to do in here I could stay up for 24 hours if I wanted and still have things to do.

I feel like this is a fresh season. I new taste of the mercies of God. He has been amazing in showing me his faithfulness and providing for me in every way. Even though  I am a little anxious about the future I know that it will be great because He loves me and has regard for me as his daughter. I am extremely blessed!

I just finished up school this past December and I officially have my undergraduate degree! Yay! It feels really good to be done however it opens up a world of possibilities for me as I move forward. I am excited and nervous all at the same time.

On another note, I finished watching an episode of “Momma’s boys” which I usually watch on Monday nights as I usually rush home to watch it.  Well, after watching tonight’s episode  I am no longer a fan of the show. NBC allowed for the airing of blatant racism which put African-American women in a dismal light. 

For those who are not familiar with the show, it is about three guys and their momma’s who live in a house with 32 girls(initially), to help their son pick a woman in whom they think would be a good match. Well there is one mom in particular who makes it clear that she does NOT want her son dating/marrying interracially. It came to a head tonight when she caught her son and Misty (a black woman) in the hot tube together. She blew up and said some horrible things about Black women which were very offensive. This just goes to show that some people in this great country still chose to segregate themselves as a way to protect/seperate themselves from the “Outside” world. This is sad and and makes me sick. It’s only because people chose to segregate themselves that we still have these so-called “culture” differences. I wish people would wake-up! We share a common culture but do not focus on our similarities, but rather our differences. This is quite baffling to me and is somewhat of a new phenomena to me. Growing up in East Orlando Florida, there were so many different types of people and racial minorities. We all lived together and celebrated and learned of each others background. Because of this we all shared a common culture as people in a community. The White guy down the street was no different culturally from the Asian Girl down the street, from the black guy around the corner. When I moved to “the south” I was awakened to segregation and bigotry which I had not experienced previously. 

I have grown a lot from my experiences and I now consider myself a more well-rounded person. There are days when I wished I had stayed in my bubble in order to avoid the pain I have experienced, but all in all I have a better view of the world and can now empathize with those who have struggled with injustice and hatred.

Anyway, I do have hope that this country will continue to evolve and develop in our race relations so that our children can have a better tomorrow.

Peace.

Anyway, things are going great. I’m succeeding in all of my classes. Graduation is quickly approaching which I’m happy about. Right now I’m just trying to stay focused and take things one day at a time. 

We have to be moved out by the end of the month which is sad, but we do have a place to stay which is good. The guy who owns that house doesn’t want us to pay rent just utilities (we will pay him rent). So now I have to pack my things up which should be fun….not! 

Anyway, that’s about it..or should I say, that’s about all I want to write at the moment.

Take care everybody!

Anyway, I started writing a blog the other day and it never got published because I did not feel that it was quality work…you know, like my other post. lol.

There’s not much new going on with me just trying to make the grade. My classes this semester are way easier than the ones I had in the previous semester so I’m pretty happy about that. I have made good grades so far on my test and I have all intentions on keeping it that way!

I’ve been job hunting for the last week or so. I’ve applied for about five or six jobs, one of them being at Chickfila corporate offices (I really want that job). But really I just want God’s will for my life. So, I will continue to do what I know how to do….that is…just keep applying for jobs:)

That’s just about it. Hopefully, I will be able get the ball rolling again and post some serious God-type stuff…I really like that stuff! Until then, Abundant blessings to all of you!

This second video is footage from Clinch mountain (TN). It was sooo beautiful…absolutely breath-taking!

Extra-sharp Cheddar cheese

Chickfila sandwich w/extra pickles...nice!

I like all kinds of pastries

coffee...it's food sometimes!

cooked kale

WoW! I don’t know what I was doing posting this….I’m suddenly hungry….wonder why:-p

I’m such a weirdo!