thtzontaz

Dear World/ Dear Future me,

It’s just 7 days after my 39th birthday, and I have decided to chronicle my thoughts, daily happenings, and whatever opinion I have.  The last 8 months have been quite interesting to say the least; first I gave away everything but my car and a few bins of clothes and shoes, then I set off on my first adventure to be a citizen of the world by leaving my home and my nation’s capitol DC.  I took vacation last year and fell in like with an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, and decided since I was so unhappy and facing a multitude of homophobic racist micro aggressions at work that I would resign and attempt to find a job oversees while I finish my degree. 

WILD!  I know, but I figured why not. there is nothing holding me back but my fear of the unknown.  I could continue to apply to jobs from the U.S., remaining miserable with the racial and economic nature of white America or I could leave and attempt to create a place of peace.  And so, I have.

This is really my first entry so I just wanted to say a little, and anyways I really should be writing one of two assignments for my class so I will make this short. In this journal I intend to just be me. I’ll express my thoughts and emotions while navigating unemployment in an international job market and the hopes I have for my future as I attempt to build it.  Oh, and I’ll even hint to or talk to the chaos of my childhood, as therapy and life has taught me a lot of my decision making are definitely connected. Topics may be heavy; they may be light, after all I’m BLACK, I’m gay, and I’m Muslim.  Enjoy the read if you’d like…. And to me in the future, what an adventure this little life has been, right?

-Taz