And tomorrow belongs to those who believe...

3 weeks ago today, i arrived in nashville, and so much has changed... i've found myself in a place, that can actually make all my dreams come true! like i've already said, i have a job now, working in the evening, which in turn can help with going back to school. i knew that i wanted to, i just never thought that i could be doing it this soon and still work and still afford to have my own place! seriously, the possibilities seem endless for me here. i am also not so blind and stupid to think that this will all be easy, i know it won't be, but i welcome the challenge! next on my list is getting my TN drivers license, then a car! after those 2 goals are complete, hopefully in the next few months, i can start working on getting my ass back in school. the amount of schools in the area is insane! i have a quite a few choices!
ahh! i'm so excited for what my future has in store for me now! i can't honestly say i was in the past, there never seemed to be a light at the end of the tunnel. now i see it, clearly! still a ways off, but its there! i'm not quite sure what it is, but not once, since i arrived have i felt homesick, sad, or upset because i left. my mother was in surgery this past week, so i was concerned about that and sad that i couldn't be there for her, but she and i both understood, why. thank god she's doing better and safely at home now. yet again i come to a point where i feel i have so much to say, but i can't seem to get the words to come out. i'm sure they will in time...
~Anthony

Nashville, TN

i didn't think i'd actually do it, but here i am, sitting in the middle of music city. it's been a pretty interesting last few weeks. i've done very little exploring, but i plan to fix that in my last week of freedom. i start my job on the first.
the differences between home and my new home, are huge. the people, for one, are so much nicer, but as i always say, everyone is nicer than the people in LA. i've met some interesting and not so interesting people. i've had some good food and i've been to some great places. its strange how we can all be in the same country and yet the differences are so vast from state to state. i enjoy it here, i don't know if its the people, the food, the music, the history or the change in scenery. it could be everything. i spent so many years in LA wanting to get out, to get away, but my fear always stopped me. fear of what? i don't know for sure. i never imagined i'd end up in tennessee, wasn't even sure it was a place i'd want to visit, but here i am, and i'm enjoying it, i feel like this is the change that i've been waiting for and wanting for so long... though not exactly where i thought i'd want it to be. i'm hesitant to say that i'm happy. i'm in no way unhappy, i think that at this point in time, i'm still just adjusting. its been 3 weeks, i don't think i've been here long enough to fully judge the move. but i can say that if things continue to move along on the path that they're on, i will learn to love the great city that is Nashville. i feel like i have so much more that i want to say, yet i'm having difficulty getting the words out. when they finally make their way, i'll be sure to write that down.
~Anthony