It's so crazy how much my life has changed. Although the last couple months were a struggle.. and trust me it's still a struggle.. I live with the positive mentality that things can only get better, so even though times are hard.. it's just getting better. When you only want the raw basics in life to be secure (job, house, and food), everything is considered a luxury. I strongly would suggest to anyone in this world to strip their self of everything that makes them comfortable so they learn how to challenge them self. It's a very scary and a little too real.. but it's very humbling. I know I will never ever take any luxury I have for granted and I feel unaware and ignorant for not realizing that earlier.
Anyway October life in NYC has been good. Lots and lots of dancing and working, and not much time for anything else. I can't afford a social life, but I try to get out and do the free thing as much as I can. I'm hoping paychecks will start rolling in and I can be a little less worried, but as I said earlier, I'm just trying to stay positive and work with what I got. It doesn't really bother me not being able to go out and get nuts and wear the best clothes and have the best social life, because I realize that I came to NYC to dance, and dancing is what I'm doing.
On another note.. I love working nonprofit. Because I'm broke and sober, I have a lot of time to be aware of this world and learn about things that I might otherwise be ignorant to. My non profit has taught me a lot about how meat is so bad for you.. and although I haven't given up meat completely, I have significantly cut down on all meat consumption, and have been spreading the word about it's health benefits. I also have been involved in the community as a peer mentor, because eventually I would love to spend some time in Asia so Ive been meeting a lot of people who have traveled all over the world doing volunteer work. It's amazing to meet people from so many unique fun cultures and sharing stories with them. They love to hear about my stories growing up in Hawaii, and I love to hear their stories about their lives. It makes both of us educated and more open to this world.
Okay that's it bye.
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