A Journey in the Making: My Life

On the first day of January, 1994, I came into this world. I was born in the small town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico or T or C for short. The town’s name came from the history of the town. The town was originally known as Hot Springs due to the hot springs the town was built on. In 1950, Ralph Edwards, The host of the quiz show Truth or Consequences announced that he would host his show in the first town that changed their name to the radio shows name. Thus T or C was born, and forty-four years later so was I. After three short years, it was time for the first of many moves to come.

The first stop on my journey was Beeville, Texas. I ended up in this small town because of my parents. They brought us here because my parents owned a restaurant in this town. The restaurant was called K-Bob’s Steakhouse. For the next two years we would be living in this town with little to our names but our restaurant. The end of our stay here came when my dad got a job at Lowes Home Improvement in Enon, Ohio.

By age five, I was already hundreds of miles from my birthplace. The town of Enon was a starting point for me. It was also a big starting point for my older sister Nicole. We had a pretty good childhood here. Both of my parents were working during our stay here. My dad was working in the Lowes stores here in Enon while my mom was a yoga instructor at the YMCA downtown. During the days that both of our parents worked, we were looked after at the daycare center at the YMCA. On the days that my mom had off we were on the hiking trails. We hiked such places like Old Man’s Cave and Yellow Springs State Park. This lasted until I started elementary school at Enon Elementary. This year was home to many beginnings in my life. My first real fr...

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...ple that I formally knew very well, but when I tried to great them, I drew a blank on their names. I felt as if all of this was past and that I outgrew my Ohio life. The only one that left a memorable impact in my life was Jordan and not really the location itself. I than realized how much I have grown since leaving Ohio and even since my birth. By questioning why I felt this way, this revaluation helped me become the person I currently am. It helped me take a different approach to life rather than my old one.

This same moment came to me whenever I thought back to any place I have been. Instead of treating it as a simple move, it was part a journey with each stop being a learning experience in it. It was a journey that is constantly going on and still is. This journey is starting to pick up once again with The Denmark Partnership, with my next stop being Bornholm.