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Tag Archives: Life
My Last Thanksgiving, 2000
My mother had found a rehab for me to attend but that was not scheduled for another 2 weeks before I actually flew out to New York. It was Thanksgiving morning on my way to my apartment after an “after hours” party. I had been up for 48 hours snorting cocaine. On my way home
A Turning Point
Heading into the eleventh grade I was well into my cocaine use. It had escalated from Fridays and Saturdays to four or five nights a week. The quantity had gone up now to about one gram a day, from a quarter of a gram, that’s almost $100/day! I needed a way to make money for
LIFEiLEAD Article in The Intelligencer
CLICK ON THIS LINK BELOW LiL Article in The Intelligencer 02-21-14
Transitioning from Jr. High To High School
So far I have written about my Jr. High experiences, now I want to transition into my high school years. At the age of 14 after trying cocaine for the first time I began a lifestyle that demanded money, style, and a charismatic personality. I think I already had a charismatic personality to begin with, cocaine
Routine, Escapes, Love, and Acceptance – By Angela M Kalaras
I Would like to talk about a few things: routine, escapes, love, and acceptance. I think it is safe to say that these are foundational “needs” of any person. We look for it in our family and friends from the moment we are born. The term “It takes a village to raise a child” is true on so many
My First Time Using…..
I tried my first cigarette at twelve years old. In 1981 a few of my friends and I took the liberty to take my mom’s car keys with the intent to go for a “joy” ride around the block. We thought that driving at that age was cool and we also thought that it would
My Church Growing Up
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Chicago is the Greek Church I grew up in. Growing up in a “Greek” neighborhood is how we distinguished where each Greek was from, for example, “he/she is from Holy Trinity (West side of Chicago)….he/she is from St. Harry’s (Northern Suburb of Chicago)” make sense? Now, I heard that we were
From Unaccepted to Accepted
A few days ago I wrote about my experiences transitioning from Greece to the states. I would like for every one to know that there is a systematic purpose to why I am going back in time and bringing up some past “hurts.” I want you all to know that I have worked through these pasts experiences with
My experience transitioning back to the states from Greece.
Transitioning back to the states (Chicago to be more specific) from Greece at 5 years old, one thing’s for sure, I learned how to fight/defend myself real quick! I will never forget the beatings I took from multiple kids at once between kindergarten and third grade, all because I was “different.” I didn’t speak English.