We thought it would be a good idea to start our interview in Long Beach, Ca. Long Beach not only has one of the largest but also most diversified VA (Veterans Administration) Hospitals. Also the United Veterans resides in Long Beach one of the eight community veteran organizations that solely works with women veterans. "The grants are funded under the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program" to help give women access to mental... (more)

Leaving is the most refreshing yet hardest concept to part with. I've left many times in my life and have never looked back but this was a different good bye. I was exfoliating, leaving behind what I had worked so hard to build, learn, let go and miss, seven years of dedication. Although it seems you never leave friendships, you take what you can and leave footprints, the rest seems a distant remembrance like youth. This isn't just any... (more)

Sometimes we hold our heads so high we forget that there is a ground. Nothing in life grounds me more then home. That home cooked smell of comfort we find sometimes in the simplest form such as a security blanket, an outfit, a familiar food. For me there is nothing more humbling then the smell of my mother and the sound of my father. It is the perfect combination for success. So this where I knew I must start my "Personal Journey" as... (more)