Where are you from and how has it impacted you?

Even if you are from the same neighborhood as someone else, you might still be coming from different places. Where you are from is a complicated question and it elicits complicated, but interesting and thought-provoking responses. We’ve shared some of those responses below.
Yes. I am from Panama but grew up in the lowest income part of Columbus,Georgia, South Columbus. With the environment that I grew up in it allowed me to explore different methods of earning money at a very young age. So I learned how to be a waste management professional to a door to door salesman. So with all that experience I have brought it into my adult life to where I am always looking for opportunities to gain different and multiple income streams. Read more>>
Born a Rochesterarian. She was born to two loving parents who were strict siscolonarains who meshed in me with tools, wisdom, strategies, and foundational truths to live as a productive citizen of the Great United States of America. Read more>>
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, I lost my Biological mother when I was 3 years old and my biological father signed his rights over at birth so I never met him. Due to this I was raised by my maternal grandparents and my God Mother who I technically call my mother. I had a rough childhood. Dealt with more than most children ever dealt with. Read more>>