In March of 2011, I wrote a post on how an old twitter trend (#5yrs) sparked a list. For me, it’s turning into a personal meme – looking at my life in 5 year segments, and seeing what pattern/legend hides in the folds of history.
Quick recap:
00-05: carefree childhood
05-10: awareness of my Other-ness
10-15: trusting the Closet
15-20: escaping the Closet
20-25: student-/full time LGBTI-rights activist
25-30: print/design entrepreneur
30-3?: sober, educator and consultant
Little did I know, at the time, that by the end of that year I’d be living in Missouri (USA)! Or that the reasons for me moving to Missouri turned out to be a load of bull. Cost me mega bucks – but I learned a lot in the process.
Similarly, I couldn’t have dreamt that 2012 would see me escape from the clutches of evil in the States, and that I’d be back at my Parents’ house, where I did everything I could to earn enough money to pay my new debts, and save up for University again.
So here’s how the last completed segment looks like:
30-35: sober, educator, consultant, exhibiting photographer, community activist and odd-jobs-guy.
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