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Reflection 8
Reflection 8
Reflection 8
hedayIgotmyfirstjobiscertainlyupthere.ThefreedomthatIfeltfinallynothavingtorelyon
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parentsthatwouldeatwaytoolateintothenight,orifIwantedsomethingIwouldactuallybe
abletogetitwithouthavingtopraythatsomeonewouldgiveittome.TherewasthemomentI
camehere.Itwasatthetimeaveryforeignplace,IalwaysknewthatNewYorkwasthemelting
potoftheworldandwhereIwasfromhadallsortsofpeople.ButImetpracticallyeveryone
underthesun,andImeaneveryone.White,Black,Hispanic,Latino,Jewish,Nonbinary,Trans,
Gay,yougetmypoint.Everyotherpersonisanewfacewiththeirownstorytotell.That’snotto
mentioneveryoneissoopentobewhotheyareuphere,andthewillingnessofthemtohave
thosebeliefschallenged.Lastly,gettingmylicenseisabigoneforobviousreasons.
List3adventuresyou'dliketohaveinyourlifetime.
Iwouldlovetosetsailacrosstheoceanbluehopefullyinmylifetime.Thethoughtofgoingtoan
unknownIslandandfindingastrangepeopleorabreathtakingtreasurewouldcertainlybe
appealingtome.Tothinkofthestoriestotell,nottomentionthefame,thediscoveriesfor
possiblyscienceaswell.Whocouldtrulyknow?OfcourseIfitwerepossiblespacetravelisits
ownstory.Planets,alienlife,beautifulsights,cultureswaitingtobeadmired,storieswaitingto
betold,orwhateverelsethatawaitsformyveryeyestoview.Basicallythesamethingbut
there’smoreofanareatoexplorebutheyanareatoexploreisanareatoexplore.Thelast
adventureIwouldliketohave(thatisthemosttangibleinmyopinion)istovisitasmany
countriesashumanlypossible.Thefoodandhistorybeingthemainattractionofthisendeavor.
List3mistakesyou’vemadethatyoudon’twanttorepeatinthefuture.
personendedamultiyearlongfriendshipwithmeovertwentydollarsandIdidnothingto
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stopit.Imayhavebrokenaheartwithoutrealizingit(IfyousaythistoanyoneIwillhateyoufor
therestofmydays->Ihaveamentaldisabilitywherereadingsocialcuesishardforme).I
haveletpeoplewalkallovermefortoolong.
List3subjectsyou’dlovetobeknowledgeableabout.
Iwouldlovetobemoreknowledgeableontheguitar.Ihavealwayswantedtoplayacertain
song(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GISnTECX8Eg&t=8s)ontheguitarandothercovers
of…animesthatIusedtowatch.YesIhavejustadmittedtobeingaformerweeb.Iwould
alwayslovetobemoretalentedatactingifknockonwoodIfindajob.Itwouldcertainlybe
advantageoustoalsobegoodatitaswell.Lastly,knowingDndbetterthansomefriendsIknow
wouldbefunnotforagroundbreakepiphanybutjusttobrowbeatthem,insteadofthemjust
browbeatingmethewholetime.
List3changesyouwishfortheworld.
Worldpeace,Theeradicationofalldiseases,andtheinventionoftheteleporter.
List3causesyou’dliketovolunteerfor.
IwouldliketoworkatapetsheltersoIcanhaveanexcusetobearoundanimals.Thepride
marchsoIcanliterallywalkwithpurpose.Lastly,thenationalguardsoIcanpayoffthedebt
thatIaccumulated.