I'm Back!!

Hola! I've been a while! I've finally gotten back to the real world! A lot has been going on in my life. First and fore most I am now a 23 year old Veteran of the United States Navy! Hooyah! I was in disbelieve for a while but I have accepted that part of my journey and it's coming  to an end! As all good things do. It was the most challenging thing I've ever done but I don't regret one minute of it! I can honestly say that after the military, there is absolutely nothing I CANT do! I feel unstoppable! It is high time I finishy Grandmas bucket list! It has been four very long, hard, yet rewarding years! I so look forward to sharing the rest of this journey with you all! 

Journal Entry

I thought I would share a journal entry from my first working day on a ship( my new home). 

Today was my first official day of work of the USS Comstock! I must say it wasn't so bad. We swept for the first hour from 645-745am. After I chipped and sanded the side of the boat and then the painting began. Haze grey over and over. Lunch in between to break up the day. A few chatter breaks here and there and back to painting. Who knew it took 12 hours to paint a space so small. I assume it's that attention to detail we were taught in boot camp. You really need a positive mindset to do something so tedious all day. I have pretty good shipmates that keep me sane. Tomorrow we go underway for the first time and I will find out if I get sea sick or not. Hopefully it feels like a wonderful cruise that I just happen to be painting on! 

USN

Hi guys!! Long time no write! As you know I went off to Navy Bootcamp! Boy was I in for a surprise! I tried having an open mind because I obviously didn't know what to expect. It was nothing like I thought it would be. Honestly being in prison is probably easier, I think they even have more freedom than we did. Imagine being on a campus and living there for two whole months and not knowing at all how it looks because you aren't allowed to look around. Scary huh? I don't think I realized soon enough that I was being trained for war and not for fun. It's a weird feeling because closed off from the world for two months with no outside contact. You start to appreciate the small things, like seeing the sunrise through a frosted screen window. I even had the lucky chance to see the sun, moon and clouds in the sky at the same time. You also develop a certain appreciation for words and their power. Learning how a complete stranger has the ability to shut your world down with a slight emphasis on a word is terrifying. Some positives Were having the opportunity to meet new people and experience different cultures all under one roof. That was an amazing feeling. I was introduced to so many languages that I otherwise would have never experienced. At the end where I thought I would undergo no heavy change in my life. I came out a much stronger and open-minded person. I am now a United States Navy Sailor. To most of the world I am Diamond, Facts of Diamond and many other names, but here I am Seaman Allen. 

Navy Strong!

Last time I wrote I said I had returned to Grand Rapids to become an "adult" which isn't easy. Life is expensive and very unpredictable. Trying to work on my Grandmother's bucket list and make a living was getting so hard. So many things on the list required me to me somewhat stable in life like the traveling and one day owning a home then I really needed to find a way to afford it. Thus I joined the Navy!!! Now this is not most people's idea of a way to make it work, but with the way our government was going and my needing to pay it forward, I felt I was sort of killing two birds with one stone. God Bless America!

Long time no write!

Hello there! It has been a while! I really felt I had nothing to write because I wasn't doing something amazing!! That's not all together true though! Life happened to me and that is a good thing! I was forced to become an adult the hard way. Learning how to budget, make wise decisions, and not do wreck less things. Living on your own as an adult is hardworking and not an easy adjustment to make. I didn't quite hit the ground running and it happens that way sometimes. I was sort of a late bloomer! :) I came back to Grand Rapids to figure Adulthood out. Best way for me is to start somewhere I don't really care to be!

Hello life! Where ya been?  

It's my turn.

Over the last few years I have been receiving so much help reaching my goal. The entertainment field is not an easy thing to break into. It has taken patience, a lot of tears, and a lot of shoulders that I needed to cry on and I have always been able to find a shoulder. How did I get here? Schools! I have always felt that school was my safe haven. I was able to be myself at school and had plenty of people surrounding me to help me achieve every and anything that I have wanted to achieve. Teachers have played a very important part of my life from personal to business. Even though I am not a well known actress and I maybe even be considered successful im some people's eyes but I have come so far for being merely 21 years of age. Now it's my turn. I want to give back. I want to help the place that helped me the most. The school system. GRPS gave me my start and I want to help make sure every student behind me receives the same amazing opportunities I did. Although I will continues to strive in my own career goal I am making it my third job to do all I can to help turn grand rapids school systems around! Wish me luck!

It never rains in Southern California!

Well I have finally Arrived in California! It is definitely a different type of place. I LOVE it! I have already been to and seen so many wonderful places! I think my favorite place is Beverly Hills.(Can you blame me)? I ate at Villa Blanca and I felt like Pretty Woman after her trip on Rodeo Drive! If you know what I mean!  Although I don't plan on Shopping there anytime soon being that I know where I fit in and I am not about that life yet! :)  I am thrilled to be able to be in such a laid back environment and do what I love! I know how superficial it is to say That performing makes you feel alive, but it is so true! After all life is a performance and you are the writer! I need a lot of pencils! :)