An old man stated, “Variety is the key to life.” I was planning for the typical life (attend school, get a job, get married and have children.....that is all). Wow, awesome titles: student, employee, wife and mother. What about me? Those are the things I do. What about knowing who I am?
What about traveling, social justice, advocating for disadvantaged populations, riding a bike, running a marathon, or doing the little things that will make a big difference? What about really living outside of my comfort zone? Lets not be so one-dimensional. Without money being a factor, what are your interest? I have a desire to learn more about God, myself and the world around me. Lets see where this goes....
Lets take risks, make mistakes and have no regrets. Join me!
Experience 1:
My first "simple" experience was at Abol Ethiopian Cuisine. There were five Caucasian people, two Ethiopian couples and one Black girl from Detroit (me). I’m so disappointed in my African American folks. I guess if fried chicken "aint" on the menu, they "aint" there (stereotyping). Once my yesega we’t, gomen we’t, and yesega alcha we’t was delivered it was time to eat. Clearly, this Caucasian girl was staring at me the entire time. I thought, “Humm, am I eating the food wrong? No, maybe my hair is cute. It was styled ten minutes ago?” Whatever...I continued putting my beef stew on the injera (looks like pita bread and feels like pancakes) like a sandwich and rolled it up. Instead of rolling my eyes at the Caucasian lady, I decided to ask the waitress how to properly eat this meal. Yelp, she laughs out loud (rude). According to the waitress, the process was similar to eating Nigerian foo-foo with your fingers. Instead of taking small pieces of the bread with my hands and gathering it with the beef stew, I rolled it up like a taco. I'm so Americanized!!! How embarrassing. No wonder the white girl looked confused.
Oh yeah, the food was okay (rate it yourself :- ).
I tried an African spot. Had jollop rice, foo-foo and okra. Going to an Indian spot tonight!
Experience 2.
Im officially apart of history...
Martin Luther King Memorial
I finally went to the Martin Luther King Memorial. The monument is beautiful! Pictures posted. Of course, DC lost revenue from the tourists that were expected to visit for the event. Due to Hurricane Irene, the event is postponed until October. However, it was worth the wait! There are several life-changing quotes around the monument. Made me question my responsibility to society. “What is my perspective? How am I giving back? Do my actions demonstrate my belief in social justice?” MLK was a very intelligent and wise person. My favorite quote:
" Make a career of humanity, commit yourself to the struggle of equal rights, you will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in." Inspired...
