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I've been wanting to write this article for years but kept resisting because I wasn't comfortable talking about, especially not on a platform as The Odyssey. However, after many years of being silent, I thought writing about my identity struggles as a mixed-race girl would help shed some light on what people with backgrounds similar to mine go through.
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The Gift Charleston Gave Me
"It was my first solo trip as an adult and I loved it."
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"I am the type of person that once an idea sprouts up in my head, it stays there until I decide to do something about it. Once the idea of driving to Charleston came about, it wasn’t long before I had the money saved up. This little escapade was going to happen one way or another."
Grief: The Ever Present Companion
"Grief is never-ending. It seems to disappear for a bit then out of the blue, it comes back into your life—just to remind you that it’s still hanging around."
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"Today grief reminded me that it was still present in my life. While reading about the passing of a bloggers beloved pet, I discovered tears running down my cheeks uninhibited. It took me a few seconds to realize I was crying, not just in sympathy for the loss of a beloved family pet, but because it reminded me of my own loss not quite two years ago."