URobbie Medwed we-SOJOURN wabelane ngamabala akhe abathandayo e-Atlanta
Siphinde sibheke uchungechunge lwethu Ngaphakathi kwe-Atlanta-isonto ngalinye, sihlala phansi nabantu abathintekayo ukukhuluma ngalokho okushiwo i-Atlanta kubo. Namuhla sixoxa noRobbie Medwed, uMqondisi Wezemfundo we-Southern Jewish Resource Network ye-Sexual and Diversity Diversity (SOJOURN). Esikhundleni sakhe nge-SOJOURN, futhi ngesikhathi sakhe "samahhala", uRobbie usebenza ngokuzikhandla ekuthuthukisweni komphakathi we-LGBTQ kulo lonke i-Atlanta naseNingizimu.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuthonya abenzi benqubomgomo ngesikhathi sesimiso somthetho noma amakholomu okubhala ngezincwadi zendawo, uMedwed akesabi ukwenza izwi lakhe lizwe. Usebenza kanzima, kodwa lesi sizwe sase-Atlanta sithanda idolobha lakhe futhi senza isikhathi sokujabulela okuhle kunazo zonke. Namuhla sithola uhambo lwe-The Big Peach eholwa nguRobbie ngokwakhe
Ngihlala ... "I- Piedmont Heights. Asikho ngempela i-Morningside, asiyona i-Ansley Park ngempela, futhi asikho iBackhead. Kungenzeka ukuthi uyayazi kangcono "ngaphesheya komgwaqo ukusuka ku-Amahlumela amasha. Isizinda sethu esaziwa kakhulu yi-Gorilla Car Wash, ngakho ungasho ukuthi sihle kakhulu ngokuqondene nomakhelwane. "
Ngifisa Abantu Bayazi ... " Kulula kangakanani ukuthonya ezombangazwe zombuso nezendawo. Singathanda ukucabanga ukuthi siphila edolobheni elikhulu, kodwa uma lifika kuwo, sisasebenza njengedolobhana elincane, futhi ngisho ukuthi ngendlela enhle. Amalungu omkhandlu wethu wedolobha, abameli bezendawo, kanye nabamele bangabakhelwane bethu.
Empeleni bathanda ukuzwa kithi sonke. Bafuna ukwazi ukuthi singobani futhi bafuna ukwazi imibono yethu. Abaningi babo basebenza ngokuyisisekelo izinqumo abazenzayo mayelana nezimpikiswano abazizwa ezikhulwini zabo, futhi amakholi ambalwa kanye nama-imeyili abhaliwe kahle angathonya ngokusemthethweni umphumela wezinye izinkinga ezinkulu. "
Ungangithola ... " ukuhamba ngamahholo kaHulumeni waseKapitol ngesikhathi sesimiso somthetho uzama ukukholisa abenzi bomthetho ukuba benze izinto ezinhle. Ngezinye izikhathi lokho kusho izingxoxo zangasese, ukuphuma kwezingcingo zomphakathi, kanye nokufakaza ngezikhathi ezithile ekomidi lokuzwa. Phakathi nonyaka wonke ngihambahamba eNingizimu ngenjongo yokufundisa umsebenzi we-LGBTQ wokuvimbela ukuzibulala kwabafundisi bendawo kanye nabaholi bomphakathi. Ngikhona ebhodini lesasinagogeni lami (I-Shearith yebandla lase-Israyeli e-Morningside) futhi ngithanda ukugibela ibhayisikili lami nxazonke nge-Silver Comet Trail nasemigwaqweni yedolobha ngaphambi kokuba ilanga lifike ngezimpelasonto. Ngizogibela eBeltLine , kodwa kuphela uma kudala ekuseni kakhulu. "
Isikhathi Sokudliwayo, Ngiya Ku-... " ikhishi lami ukupheka. Ngiyathanda ukupheka futhi ngokuvamile kuyindlela yami engithandayo yokuphumula. Ngangivame ukufundisa amakilasi okupheka eHal's Kitchen e-Brookhaven futhi nginebhaka lami elithengiswa emakethe yomlimi kanye nezitolo ezimbalwa ezungeze idolobha. Uma ngingapheki, izindawo engizithandayo edolobheni kumele zibe yi-Desta Kitchenian Kitchen, i-El Rey Del Taco e-Buford Highway, futhi cishe yonke indawo yokudlela e-Decatur. "
I-Clock Strikes 5'Ukuvala, Ngiphuza ... " into ebabayo, ephunga ne-whisky-egcwele Igumbi le-Pinewood Tippling e-Decatur.
Bangu-go-to wami ukugubha, okunye okunomqondo ozwakalayo noma izinsuku zesibili (akungakaze kube khona izinsuku zokuqala, angifuni usuku olubi lokuba indawo yami eyintandokazi). Ngikhona ngokwanele ukuthi bafaka isiphuzo esikhethekile kwimenyu yokuzalwa kwami ehlobo eledlule. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuphuza kuhlale kungcono uma kunezintambo ezinobuthi ezihilelekile. Kulungile, izintambo ezenziwe nge-cheddar grits. Wamukelekile, i-Atlanta. Batshele uRobbie ukuthumele. "
Uma ngabe kwadingeka ngihlale ehhotela, ngingangena ku-Check In ... " I-hike-in campite e-Cloudland Canyon State Park eNyakatho-ntshonalanga Georgia. Ngihamba ngokwanele emsebenzini futhi ngihlala emahoreni njengoba kunjalo, kodwa angifanele ukuba ngaphandle ngokwanele. I-Cloudland Canyon iyi-park enkulu ye-state-inemikhumbi emihle, ukubukwa okuhle, futhi ama-rangers akukhona eqinile njengabantu base-Unicoi eHelen. Kungamahora ambalwa kuphela ngaphandle komuzi, ngakho sekuvame ukuhamba ngeviki eliphuthumayo kude. "
Imfihlo Enhle Kakhulu Ye-Atlanta yi ... " indawo yethu yaseshashalazini. Sinezinkundla ezimbalwa ezithandwa kakhulu nezinkundla ezingcono, kodwa kunezinkampani eziningi ezincane ezibeka imibukiso engafanele edolobheni. I-Serenbe, i-Village Theatre, i-Eyedrum, i-Goat Farm -lapho kunezindawo eziningi ezingamanga ezibeka izinga eliphakeme kubonisa ukuthi kufaneleka ukunakekelwa. I-Atlanta yaba yidolobha langempela lomlingisi ngenxa yemiboni yefilimu ehamba phambili, okusho ukuthi izinga lamalenta ezinkampanini zethu zentatheli likhuphukile, futhi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinkampani ezincane cishe zihlale zinezintengo zamathikithi ezinengqondo ngempela. "
Ngesikhathi ngidlala i-Tourist ngiya ... " Isikhungo Sikazwelonke Sezombusazwe Namalungelo Abantu. Kuyinto, phansi-phansi, i-museum engcono kunazo zonke e-Atlanta, futhi nakanjani okunye okuhle kakhulu ezweni. Ngikhona lapho izikhathi ezimbalwa futhi ngishukumiseleka futhi ngifunde okuthile okusha njalo lapho ngiya khona. Imyuziyamu enhle kufanele inselele futhi ikhuthaze, futhi Isikhungo senze lokho. Ngaphezu kwalokho, njenge-Atlanta, i- Centennial Park inendawo ekhethekile enhliziyweni yami ngoba ngiyakhumbula ukuthi idolobha elisetshenziselwa ukubukeka lingakafiki. "
Ngithola i-Sweat My On ... " E-Gravitee Fitness ku-Cheshire Bridge Road. Akusongeli kakhulu, kunayo yonke imishini ongayidinga ngaphandle kwamafriji amaningi kakhulu, futhi uhlobo lwendawo lapho wonke umuntu eyeka khona okwenzayo nokudansa lapho u-Britney Spears efika ohlelweni lomsindo. Kakhulu, lokho kwenzeka ngaphambili. Uma ukuvocavoca kwakho kungenayo imibuthano yokudansa okungenasiphakamiso, ungumuntu ozozivocavoca okungalungile. "
Ngithanda Ukuchitha Imali Yami Ng ... " imakethe yomlimi noma nabaculi bendawo. Ezinye zamabhizinisi ethu angcono kakhulu zendawo zisezimakethe zomlimi. Izintandokazi zami yizimakethe zeTucker, Freedom Centre kanye ne-Grant Park. Baqhutshwa umphakathi futhi babe nabakhiqizi nabalimi abakhulu. Ngiphinde ngithanda abanye abaculi bendawo esiba nawo lapha. Nginezobuciko endlini yami kusukela ku-Alli Royce Soble, Grant Henry (Udade Louisa), noMethane Studios. Ngiphinde ngisebenzise kahle imali yami eMbhoshongweni wasePiedmont. Bangabantu abakhulu futhi banomsebenzi wamakhasimende amnandi. Ngenza ukubhaliswa kwe-whisky khona njalo ngonyaka ngosuku lwami lokuzalwa futhi baye bakwazi ukungithola amabhodlela e-whisky angathengiswa kwenye indawo. "