Returning, but leaving and losing loved ones once again. Home is hard even though I'm re-entering the old, supposedly comfortable and familiar environment. My beliefs no longer mirror the unquestioned beliefs of my community. I know that everyone does not agree. Everyone should not always agree.
People are different.
Opinion and loyalty vary, but I feel broken, frustrated and rejected when my thoughts are not listened to, considered or respected. I have done the same-disregarded and disrespected people and their ideas. Life's complexities impair categorization and understanding. Foundational beliefs should not justify a closed mind or prejudices. Alison is a humanities major with English as her primary discipline and Spanish as a secondary discipline, and she has a sociology and cultural studies minor.