Mothers Day weekend of 2005 was a life changing experience. It was the fist time I had every been to Montgomery, Alabama to an Histrically Black College. My cousins were graduating and I wanted to show my support. They were brothers Lemel graduated from Tuskegee with his BS and Darnel was also a Tuskegee alumni, but was graduating from Alabama State with his MS, both were psychology majors. After graduating on Saturday Darnel tied the knot with his college love Tiffany whom he dated since his sophomore year at Tuskegee. He was leaving for the military two weeks afterwards and asked me to keep his wife company while he was gone. I was so amazed of the southern hospitality, history, and beauty of Alabama that I decided to move to Montgomery temporarily while my cousin was away in the service. I wanted to go back to school particularly an HBCU to study business management, but after I had paid most of my loans back from fashion school. Alabama State was most talked about for their business program so I decided to take opportunity while I had the chance and applied to Alabama State and was accepted.
I was 20 years old and a freshman living in the dorms with community bathrooms and a hall full of irresponsible teenagers. Luckily I had family to run to when I needed a break. I became best friends with Kita from Atlanta, Dee from Monroe county and Lala from Miami. We did everything together from studying, lunch in the cafe, club hopping and shopping. That summer I became closer to the twins from New Orleans Darren and Racheal, which came with a package of Darren's boyfriend Cameron and his best friend Josh.
I am currently a sophomore at Alabama State University majoring in Business Marketing and creating my own history and foot steps for someone else to follow. My friends Kita, Racheal, Darren, Josh, Cameron and I are members and also the creators of (R.A.M.P) Raising Awareness Multiplying Prevention under Mrs. Mann and Ms. Jackson of the health center at Alabama State. We are a peer educator group that focus on HIV and AIDS. We host forms with local members from (MAO) Montgomery AIDS Outreach, (AIM) AIDS in Minorities, Randy a ASU graduate that works for Alabama State Health Department and many other business and individuals that help us keep our peers aware of the importance of safe sex. We have monthly meeting with Red Cross so that we are up dated with statics across the nation.
I was 20 years old and a freshman living in the dorms with community bathrooms and a hall full of irresponsible teenagers. Luckily I had family to run to when I needed a break. I became best friends with Kita from Atlanta, Dee from Monroe county and Lala from Miami. We did everything together from studying, lunch in the cafe, club hopping and shopping. That summer I became closer to the twins from New Orleans Darren and Racheal, which came with a package of Darren's boyfriend Cameron and his best friend Josh.
I am currently a sophomore at Alabama State University majoring in Business Marketing and creating my own history and foot steps for someone else to follow. My friends Kita, Racheal, Darren, Josh, Cameron and I are members and also the creators of (R.A.M.P) Raising Awareness Multiplying Prevention under Mrs. Mann and Ms. Jackson of the health center at Alabama State. We are a peer educator group that focus on HIV and AIDS. We host forms with local members from (MAO) Montgomery AIDS Outreach, (AIM) AIDS in Minorities, Randy a ASU graduate that works for Alabama State Health Department and many other business and individuals that help us keep our peers aware of the importance of safe sex. We have monthly meeting with Red Cross so that we are up dated with statics across the nation.
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