Finally in Mississippi again!!!!

I really don't know where to start. When I got off the plane in Memphis I felt right at home. My girl Ginny came and picked me up and right away I knew it was gonna be a fun weekend. All you really need for a crazy weekend are me and Ginny. I promise. But then we went to see the kids in the Sunflower County Freedom Project. My heart just about burst as my kids bumrushed me with big smiles and open arms. And in that moment I realized that me going to MS last summer was not just a thing for me to do.

I did a lot of personal and spiritual growth last summer. A lot of that growth came from the lessons I learned from my kids. They taught me so much about myself. From them I learned patience, diligence, hard work, and gained a broader sense of open mindedness. When I walked into Meek auditorium on Friday evening to the warm hearted greetings of middle school students from deep down in the delta, I also remembered the importance of PURPOSE. If I had decided not to go to Sunflower County Mississippi, I don't know exactly who or where I would be right now. Living with my SCFP family certain perspectives on life changed. I made new life long friends. My life was touched by all of the kids and I'd like to think that my life touched at least one of those kids.

Last night, Ginny and I went down to the Delta. We spent time with the kids and then went and chilled with a bunch of people our age. These people were teachers with Teach For America and staff of the SCFP, from all over the country. There were quite of few of us from Carolina and Duke. But somehow we were all drawn too spend some part of our life in middle of nowhere Mississippi. While I was chilling, I thought back to my summer in MS ( i did a lot of reflection on this trip.) I thought of how I we lived without cable or limited cable and limited internet. Yes it is possilbe people! And we had mad fun. Brownie Pancakes, basic slag, "Remember the Times" and when you can't think of anything else, you can always cut your hair off.

Its funny how much MS feels like home to me. I miss everyone here. The plan is to come back for Spring Break, but we'll see. If I wasn't a city girl at heart it would be nothing for me just to pack up my things and move to Indianola MS!!!

Like my girl V.K. Best says, "Mississippi...you won't know until you try it."

And now...Berlin, Germany!!!!

I AM TOO HYPE!!!! Tomorrow I hop on a plane to go to Mississippi so that I can see my SCFP family!!! Then after that I will hop on a plane to go to Germany to see my cousin get married. I am so ready to go! I am mostly excited about seeing my kids in Mississippi and my girls Ginny and Carmen oh yeah and my brother boo Greg!!! Also being back in MS will give me a chance to remember how much I have grown since then. Anyone who knows me knows that I was a complete mess about this time last year. And then everything fell silent and peace finally came. And I cut my hair...
A year ago a younger version of me hopped on a plane and went to Mississippi and then to DC...
This past year has been a complete blessed journey... a lot of who I have grown to be matured in Mississippi. So for me this is a str8 up mecca. Oh yeah going to Germany is not going to be a bad trip either!

So somebody told me that I need to start updating my blog more than once every two weeks. I think once every two weeks is just fine for new postings. Not too much is going on in my life right now. I work everyday for a low salary, but its my field, so I can't complain, in fact I really do love my job. I am really hype about life. I was in this little slum where I just felt stuck and didn't know what to do, but lately, everywhere I look I have found motivation to aim high and do more. With my friends being hype about life, looking out for the youth, doing big things and my pastor and my church (what do you know about the Soul Factory) constantly motivating me, I really feel that I can take on the world. In a year, when I get through with my course work at Howard Grad (those people are killing me) I am planning on going to NYC. I am too hype about that. But as right now, I know that I have a lot of things to do in DC. So right now I am focusing on helping out girls who live in my apartment complex and building my church's poetry group (gotta love those Soul Poets!) Right now you can say that I am PURPOSE DRIVEN. Life is more fulfilling that way. Knowing that when I am doing what I am supposed to be doing, I am helping somebody else get to where they are supposed to be going, its a B-E-A-Utiful thing!


Before I sign off, can we get a moment of silence for the victim's in of terrorism in London. For those kids who died today of starvation and AIDS in Africa, to the civilians of Iraq and Afghanistan stuck in the crossfire.

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