Birthday
““The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.””
As I get closer to the start of my Peace Corps service I realize how much I'm going to miss the relatively easy access I have to everyone I hold dear.
Read More““I must have a prodigious amount of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up!” ”
2017 took me to Houston to visit a first cousin once-removed where I saw pictures, family bibles, and heirlooms some dating back to the mid 19th century. I trekked down to the Georgia Archives where I discovered a 3x great-grandfather who went from being a slave in Cobb County to a landowner shortly after emancipation. And, in May, I flew to San Diego where I filled in many missing 'leaves' from my dad's side of the tree.
Read More““The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of the human race than the discovery of a star.””
After a lot of face pulling and squirming, I gave in to my host mom's cajoling and to my surprise, quite enjoyed my first taste of the popular shellfish; so much so that I ordered it no less than five additional times during my trip.
Read More““Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.””
My 24th year took me to Europe for the first time! But I also did some exploring on this side of the Atlantic making trips from D.C. to Boston to Nashville to Los Angeles.
Read More““Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different?” ”
My last several birthdays have occurred at pivotal moments of change in my life. My 21st birthday took place a few months before I moved to Boston to start graduate school. My 22nd birthday took place in Ghana where I was completing an internship.
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