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My intro post

 Hi, I'm Bon      When thinking about what to share about myself, I'm reminded of various lines from Charles Bukowski, the gravely voice of Tom Waits, and his eccentricity. I think of my mothers own quirks, the various gifts and anxietys shes given me. How when my father was once asked if he was wearing women's clothes, he said "No, they're my wife's!". I feel stitched together by the things my family exposed me too, by the essence of their characters, the things I admire within them, and those other aspects I reject adamantly as well.  One of those Bukowski lines states that one should "invent yourself and then reinvent yourself". Throughout my floundering process of becoming, I feel more and more that my life is defined by the things I do for others, and with that, secondary education is what I am studying here at college. I can only hope to develop the skills and perspective to become a inclusive and earnest educator who aims to help develop t...