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June 21, 2009 – 11:42am
I am in Porto Cervo, Italy and it’s raining. Not just a light drizzle, but really raining HARD. Lightning, thunder, the whole package. I just finished having one of my legendary soliloquies. I told myself that although it doesn’t seem like I’m having much fun at times, this is a priceless experience that I’m having. Here I am a young, black male from Seat Pleasant, Maryland and I’ve experienced so much in my life up to now. I took a trip across the Atlantic by myself with no help. No travel agents, no companion, no one to hold my hand and tell me where to go. Not for work or for military service…just me, all by myself. I’ve been to London, Leeds, Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin, Paris, Rome, and now Sardinia. Tomorrow I’m going to Egypt. I did it. I did all the planning, saved all the money, and didn’t have to put myself into serious debt for it. I’m very proud of myself. I transcended language barriers and broke through my comfort zone. I can do anything. I’m intelligent, savvy, street wise, experienced, strong, and most of all blessed. There is nothing that anyone can say in doubt that will affect me anymore. I’m breaking through barriers of my own insecurities. I can now say that I’m a world traveler. Not only did I do the European continent. I caught a boat from the continent to an island off the continent and rented a car to a city on the island ALL ALONE. Maybe to some it may not sound like such an accomplishment. But to me, coming from where I come from, being who I am it truly is. Okay I’ll get off my soapbox now and put my horn away, LOL.
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Yeah, it gives you a real confidence boost to do this sort of stuff on your own. My neice is taking off for a buddhist retreat in France today. She’ll be stuck between airports for 10 hours and she doesn’t know any French. I gave her a copy of “Pillars of the Earth” to get her through-just shy of 1000 pages… ; )
Comment by Karin — June 22, 2009 @ 3:55 pm