A little about me... OK maybe a lot about me. The first thing you should know about me is that I do not know how to shut up. I talk a whole lot. I always have something to say and I have an opinion about almost everything. It all started at birth, I think, or a little there after.
I was born when my mom and dad were hard-core evangelical Christians. They were church leaders of sorts. I have never met my Godparents, they were missionaries visiting Colombia. That's how hard core they were, they gave me transient Godparents because they were the most perceived holy people they knew! Anyway, that is where my journey began. In a church, an evangelical one, pentecostal in fact.
I was born in 1979 right before the cartel madness in Medellin, Colombia. The city was and remains, in my opinion, the most beautiful in Colombia. Perhaps the most beautiful I have visited in this hemisphere. The people are warm and inviting. They love to open their hearts and homes to family and neighbors. That has had a huge impact in who I am today. My earliest memories are with family. I remember my school uniform, the beans I ate for lunch with my uncle Alberto and sleeping on my dad's tummy. I remember my aunt Gladys and her amazing cooking, the smell of her backyard and the feeling I got from hearing her laugh. I was a happy kid. My family tells me I roamed the town with my dad singing and talking up a storm. He would even take me to the local tavern so I can share the newest word I learned with his friends. I would sing on the tables, recite the latest coffee creamer commercial and imitate the pink panther.
That is just the beginning of my story, a teaser of sorts. Why grey and all other colors? Well because as you read this, my crazy story, you will see how easily one's world view can change in a second. How black and white just does not cut it. Shades of gray was just the beginning. Now I am past technicolor! I am sure my story may cause confusion to some and maybe even help some. My journey has been a roller coaster ride of emotions and experiences. My hope is that my story may help someone. Let someone know they are not alone. Bring a little something to someone who sits in the place where I was. Hopefully by writing this I may also step into my next great adventure with some added introspective wisdom.
