Back home in the Caribbean, I based my assumptions of the world on what I saw and noticed on my small island. Apart from what I read online, saw on CNN or encountered during short trips I really had nothing else to base anything on.
I then moved to Pittsburgh and was given new perspective and experiences. An American view but with a small town twist: nice people, four seasons, snow, gay bars and freedom. My world was expanding.
The came New York City. Fast paced, exciting expensive and a true cultural icon. The city that never sleeps. I felt like I was at the center of it all.
Most recently I moved to London. A city very much like NYC but with one major difference. Whereas NYC is a global city with an American bias, London is a global city with a global focus.
When I think about how I used to view the world just 4 years ago compared to now, it's mind boggling. Everything from the basic stuff like the types of food I like to eat and how I dress to more important factors like my interests and ideas have all evolved and grown.
Being able to look at things from these multiple perspectives is something I hope to leverage not only in my personal life but also in my professional one as well. Look out world!
5 comments:
maybe 4 years from now you can eat calamari ;-)
@jeff - Haha, that I can't promise. You did get me to eat more than I ever have before though, which wasn't much...
Oh my god. I LIVED IN LONDON!!! lol. You and I have done a lot of the same things. I now life in tx. I am only 15, but its so cool the way I live. So...(personal question) Do you have a bf? I have a gf
@tim - if you read a bit further back on my blog you can answer the bf question.
Sorry, my friend showed me this so I haven't read everthing you have written. I'll try and find it. What blog is it in?
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