Road trip to New York City

Hey y'all, 

Finally!!! It felt good taking a break from my day to day life. I took a road trip to New York with Greyhound bus. I enjoyed the bus ride very much, I enjoyed the different cities we stopped in. I decided to check the weather at every stop, just to see how different they are from Jacksonville. I looked lost when I stepped into the Greyhound station in Jacksonville, but the staff were very helpful and patient with me. It took 23 hours to travel, my legs were swollen when I got to NYC.

NYC was a lot of fun, unfortunately I walked more than I expected which messed up my feet and legs because I didn't carry the right shoes for walking. Taking the metro was easy yet challenging at times, especially when I paid for a metro card and it didn't work -what a waste of money! Linda joined me on Friday and the walking got crazier but fun. I enjoyed everything about NYC, most importantly the tour of United Nations HQ. I am glad I flew back to Jacksonville because my legs gave up!

Back to a sunny Florida

Different Life Paths

Good morning world,

I came across this post on a whatsapp group and it made me realize how much we tend to look at life from our point of view with some judgment or jealous whenever we meet a former friend, school mate, or  neighbor and their story is beneath what we consider a successful life or above our consideration of a successful life, respectively. Love and accept people where they are at (unless they are on a road to self destruction, then give them tough love and help). Be kind and wish them well, because we all have different paths and destinies on this planet.

“Dear School Mates
Some of us didn't further our education after secondary school. Some of us went further to university. Some of us got married, yet some of us are not married. Some of us are still struggling with life. Some of us are already settled. Some of us are still finding it difficult to even eat two square meals in a day. Some of us have traveled abroad. Some of us went back the village. Some of us have seen real hell and still facing hell. Some of us the last time we sat in a classroom was the last day we wrote our secondary school exam. In short; Life isn't cool for everyone. The fact that you are settled and doing well, doesn't mean others are on the same page with you.

Whenever you call or run into your old classmates, let the conversation be simple that we are still alive should be a thing to celebrate . Stop making your friends feel less valued because you are married, working, engaged or done with school. Life is filled with ups downs!
Fr lanchord”

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Xoxo,
Mamatembo

Happy Birthday WendyWoo

Changes

Hi y’all,

We are in a few days of the year 2020 and my friend Jacky decided to go all out. A new hair do, a nose piercing and a new attitude. If anything, this teaches me to go all out, go for what I want and above all, be the best me I can be. Often times change is good. We need to embrace change.