Personal Narrative Essay Ideas
A lot of people I wouldn't say that they're racially insensitive they just don't know better.
I think that's one of the things that I'm really thankful that I come from New York and that I grew up with all of these strange cultures around me. I think that helps me understand people better. Yeah.
Paxton: You talked a bit about how you were located really close to the projects. Now did you have friends in the projects?
David: Yeah. Oh yeah. Oh man. Josiah Daniels. My good friend Josiah Daniels. I had a lot of friends in the projects.
Walking home was a very specific routine that my family has taught me: "Don't walk in the projects at certain times blah blah blah blah."
But then I'd see my friends go off to their homes in the projects. And it's like "Wait …show more content…
It's next to Long Island City. So basically Long Island City is here and Astoria is here. Right between here are a bunch of projects – rows and rows the Queensview Project Queensbridge – and it would just be rows and rows of projects. And so you definitely were exposed to it.
But you were taught "Just be cautious" from time to time.
My family was a little bit paranoid about it. But as I grew older they trusted me and I just got used to it.
So I had a lot of friends in the projects. A lot of my friends where they are now they're not in good places now. I have a couple of friends who are locked up right now that I knew in middle school who were like my really good friends who I'd like have playdates with. Our parents know each other. It's hard to see that.
It really sucks that I can be talking on a podcast right now about my friend and about how shitty his situation is. It's so scary – not scary but it's frustrating how I can come from a place of privilege and talk about my friend like that.
But I don't see it as I'm talking down on him where I'm just talking about my friend. When I talk about it it just seems like I'm talking like "Well he lived a different lifestyle than
I think that's one of the things that I'm really thankful that I come from New York and that I grew up with all of these strange cultures around me. I think that helps me understand people better. Yeah.
Paxton: You talked a bit about how you were located really close to the projects. Now did you have friends in the projects?
David: Yeah. Oh yeah. Oh man. Josiah Daniels. My good friend Josiah Daniels. I had a lot of friends in the projects.
Walking home was a very specific routine that my family has taught me: "Don't walk in the projects at certain times blah blah blah blah."
But then I'd see my friends go off to their homes in the projects. And it's like "Wait …show more content…
It's next to Long Island City. So basically Long Island City is here and Astoria is here. Right between here are a bunch of projects – rows and rows the Queensview Project Queensbridge – and it would just be rows and rows of projects. And so you definitely were exposed to it.
But you were taught "Just be cautious" from time to time.
My family was a little bit paranoid about it. But as I grew older they trusted me and I just got used to it.
So I had a lot of friends in the projects. A lot of my friends where they are now they're not in good places now. I have a couple of friends who are locked up right now that I knew in middle school who were like my really good friends who I'd like have playdates with. Our parents know each other. It's hard to see that.
It really sucks that I can be talking on a podcast right now about my friend and about how shitty his situation is. It's so scary – not scary but it's frustrating how I can come from a place of privilege and talk about my friend like that.
But I don't see it as I'm talking down on him where I'm just talking about my friend. When I talk about it it just seems like I'm talking like "Well he lived a different lifestyle than