My Space is in fact good for something.
note... changed teach's name to "old teacher"... for her sake.
some folks are offended by truth.
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Original Message -----------------Date: Feb 21, 2007 11:29 AM
okay, after leaving my last comment, i checked out the rest of your page. i'm pretty much in tears after reading the ani defranco poem & watching the "identity" video/blog that you posted. i love what you stand for, it's heartbreaking (but necessary) to see what little progress we've made. i live in downtown kansas city, take the bus/walk as my only mode of transportation and work in a largely hispanic neighborhood. i've become accustom to being the minority in my world (although, i realize it's not the same as being a minority in our country.) just yesterday, my co-workers and i were talking w/ the business owner (charlie) across the street. he's mexican american and has been in this neighborhood for a long time. it was so sad to me to listen to his stories and the clear resentment/anger/frustration/pain/fear/injustice that still exists today, between all races. i even asked him if the racial tensions have subsided at all over the years, and he honestly thought it hadn't. kansas city is a pretty segregated town...it's the midwest. it's so frustrating to me. we're the new business in the neighborhood, and we're white. it'll be interesting to see how our relationship w/ the community develops. i'm hopeful, i have to be.okay, i'm done for now. i just really wanted to say that i love what you seem to stand for...as much as can be gleaned from a person's myspace page, anyway! i hope this finds you well. i would love to know what you've been up to and where life has taken you.
cheers
~ *OLD TEACHER*
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Original Message -----------------Date: Feb 24, 2007 10:59 AM
Great to find you!!its one of the great things about online communities like Myspace... you can catch up with people and find out how they are doing... Im glad to hear your'e doing well!! :)Yeah i hear your frustration... the world is full of frustrations though. I just try to keep dialogue flowing, and keep standing for what i believe, regardless of what it is. To me, silence and inaction (if thats a word) is just as much an injustice and a sin as actually committing a crime. I believe that we are all responsible for making change and I believe even more strongly that the little things do count. even if its a myspace posting or a decision to mentor one child... it all matters.I try not to be crazy or extreme though... ie its not realistic for me to walk to work so i drive... its not about feeling guilty about living your life... its about doing right as much as possible and being able to sleep at night knowing that you've done your best to make the world a better place.I think its awesome that you take time to get to know the people in your community that are different from you. People have such great stories dont they! but sometimes we're so afraid to talk to strangers or people that dont look or sound or dress like us... we miss out on sooooo much!sorry if i sound preachy... all of these things... making change great or small, living positively, giving back... are really close to my heart so i kinda go off on tangents sometimes...As for me, I went to Lehigh University and got a couple degrees in Finance and English. Minored in MUSIC!!! (yeah!). now i work for L.M. as a financial analyst. (i know... boo hiss....) working on getting my MBA at drexel and then hopefully i'll be able to move away from working for the "l monster" :) I teach Piano too which is awesome. i love it soooo much! hmmm what else.... oh and I own a massage therapy business... we do our thing mobile right now but we're looking to open a massage therapy center within the next few months.other than that, i live in Philadelphia... have two cats names Amani and Kamau, and uh... ha ha... thats the quick update of where life has taken me.but, how is the REST of life??? you seem to be doing well... Kansas City??? HOTNESS! :) nice to see someone travel and doing new things... so many kings people stay right at kings for LIFE! ha ha...write soon! :)
G
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Date: Mar 1, 2007 2:57 PM
well, that was quite the hello from me! :) i re-read my initial message (ie rant) to you and thought, well, hell, i could have at least said hello! ah well, i was in a moment. i agree with so many things you wrote re: justice/injustice, action/inaction & trying to do what we can to make the world a better place. i do believe it's a series of small steps that make the difference. so bravo to you for your small steps.and congratulations on all the other things you've accomplished in your life...degrees, businesses, cats! you're obviously (still) a very driven woman and it's good to see. any chance any of your mellow employees want a client in KC? a massage sounds really good right now! as for me, i've been in KC for almost 3 years and am a production coordinator for a music producer. currently, we work with mostly indy/christian atists b/c that's where my boss' contacts are but we're both looking forward to expanding into other genres. being a small company gives me the opportunity to have a hand in many aspects of the business but of course, that's also the biggest challenge. overall, it's been a good introduction to the industry and we'll see where it leads. maybe it'll lead me back east...man, i miss the east coast! there's not much else to tell, work has been rather consuming over the last several months b/c we built & moved into a new studio. we're finally settling into a rhythm and i'm finding time for other things, again. i'm not married & don't have any kids...the #1 question on all kings students minds! :) i just started taking an acting class, just for fun. while i work in a creative environment, i'm rarely the one creating so i'm being proactive about adding that back into my life. one of these days, i just might sing again.how's the MBA coming? what's your goal for completion? i'm totally jealous that you're living in philly...i miss that town and i'm always talking about visiting. one of these days, i'll get back there.i have to say, after finding so many kings students w/ wedding rings and babies, it's nice to come across someone who chose a different path. there's nothing wrong with marriage/children but there's lots of time for those things and it scares me a bit to see how many jumped into that life so quickly. life is good at many different stages and i'm grateful for mine and you seem happy in yours, as well. please, tell your sister i said hi, i hope she's doing well, also. and keep in touch, i'd love to hear how you're doing.
peace,
*OLD TEACHER*
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