Schooling.
I HAVE RETURNED! Well, sort of. I started school at UCLA this week. I'm taking a class titled "Coalition and Conflict: Urban Poverty, Migration, and Race in the U.S." It's intense to say the least. So far, we've addressed the issues of the social construction of race in the interest of a group to maintain supremacy over other groups.
On Monday, we're addressing the social construction of sexuality and how many of the same methods were used to suppress more groups of people as were used on race. It's crazy! I feel like there was so much history about the U.S. that they never taught me in school. How did I miss this???
In the next few weeks, we're also reading Black, Brown, Yellow & Left: Racial Activism in Los Angeles which I'm really excited about. I've heard a lot about it.
However, to be completely honest, I also feel terribly guilty about getting out of the military. Everytime I see something about it on the television my heart goes out to those guys. I'm going to be part of a seminar called "Action Conversations" which includes UCLA students who are war veterans and/or artists. I'm hoping something great will come out of this but at least it will give me an opportunity to share my experiences. :/
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It's ok to feel guilty about getting out of the military. I feel guilty all the time because I know that I could be doing more to help others, especially since one day I want to be a doctor. But hey, I hope the seminar helps a lot =).
i hope all goes well for you :)