All in all, things are going well. Early in the year, I had some personal challenges/setbacks (or putting a positive spin on it opportunities to build character). I am still not out of the forest, but I do see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. Life will always put stuff in our paths, but it's really about how we overcome the obstacles and incorporate the learnings into our lives. As a result, I have learned a lot about myself and had reinforcement that I am so blessed. My friends who in essence are my chosen family, love me without judgement. They were so supportive throughout one of the most difficult periods in my life. So shouts out to my friends down in BK and my loving Baby Sis Dakeya - thanks for your love, support, and encouragement.
So my family is doing well, in fact I just booked my ticket to visit them in May. Luckily, my family lives in Miami, so I can incorporate some fun and sun into my visit to my family. My friends are also all doing well - some are doing the school thing, others are advancing in their careers, others are pursuing their passions, and others are just working on themselves to become better people.
As for me, I guess I am doing a bit of everything mentioned above. It's funny, yesterday after work I went by Harrods (why not) to do some window shopping. I saw nothing in Harrods that tickled my fancy so I decided to walk home. I live about a 20 minute walk from Harrods. On the way home I walked into this store and saw a pair of khakis/chinos. Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not exactly a khaki kind of guy. But these were made of very nice fabric and had a great sort of European cut to them. In other words they were skinny khakis. I tried them on and really liked them. The were reasonably priced so I purchased them. On the way home, I thought to myself, 6mos ago I would have never purchased these skinny cut trousers. But now, I actually fancied (my ode to English vernacular) the skinny cut trouser and found them to be quite pretty flattering.
Then I had another thought, "Am I Becoming Too Euro". In as much as I have always loved clothes and dressing up. I am still a very baseball cap (Yankee fitted size 7 3/8), sweatpants and sneakers kind of guy. Anyone who has spent any time in Brooklyn knows that a fitted, sweats, and sneakers is the requisite uniform amongst guys across all age groups. It's just one of those cultural things. Since my arrival in London, I really haven't donned my fitted. I have never worn sweatpants in public. And sneakers, I wear very infrequently. In fact, when I have worn sneakers they have been Converse or some variation of very Euro-styled Puma or Addidas. I guess, I have become a full-time clacker (ala the Devil Wears Prada). None of this was intentional, it just sort of happened. Europeans do tend to dress up more than Americans. Hence, I can sort of understand why they find us a bit too casual. Perhaps our casual attire permeates into our attitude toward life. Hence, why I can understand why some Americans may find the English to be a bit uptight. I guess I am somewhere in the middle because I see both perspectives.
Anyways, this was a random observation which I made about myself. Nonetheless, I should be updating my blog more frequently and writing about more light and airy kind of stuff. I thought the stuff I was blogging about was getting kinda heavy.
I am off to NYC and Germany in the coming weeks. I will be sure to update the blog. Talk to ya'll soon.
