Donell Jones - Where I wanna be

Blog Family, I have made my move!

I now reside in Georgia and I believe that this is where I wanna be. Anyplace different from where I used to be, is where I would have wanted to be. I thought that Georgia would be like Chicago but its not... and that's not a bad thing at all.

I didn't know where I would be going, just three months ago, but I knew I wanted to be in a place surrounded by people that look just like me. I say that because, as some of you might know, I'm very "pro-black" and the sight of African American men and women excite me. I guess spending an entire summer in African American-less Green Bay Wisconsin didn't help much either. But don't get me wrong people, I enjoyed my time in Green Bay. I learned a lot of valuable lessons and I met a lot of wonderful people who have definitely impacted my life... but the lack of color really made me realize how much I love my people.

I didn't know where I would be working, just three months ago and I don't know where I'll be working now. But the fact is, no matter where I choose a job I know that I will take the most I can from that job while giving the most that I can to that job. I have experience in writing, editing and design but most of all I have passion and push that won't let me get ran over and lost in the crowd of recent graduates that may look and sound, but are nothing like me. 

I didn't know where my money would be spent, how far my dollars would reach but they have been used for some very important things and I would not have spent them any differently if I were to do it all over again. I think that a major part of growing up is accepting reality and never regretting a thing. True, money doesn't grow on trees but being the only non-parent to buy my Cousin and Brother something at their trunk party was worth spending "moving money" on. Even if their gifts were some deodorant, a dictionary and dry erase board...

I didn't know where my sometimey car would take me honestly, but I made it. I most definitely drove seven and a half hours by myself with a sometimey car because I was determined. I was determined to change the outcome of so many recent grads now living on their parent's couch, I was determined to make it... even if my car failed to and I was determined to be able to say that I am still determined. 

I am where I want to be in life, in looks, in love, in lust, in line, to my ladder of success. Yes!