Megan Unbounded

While I have lived in a few places around the world thus far, moving to South Carolina was the biggest culture shock I have had in my life.  Please remember, these are my experiences that I would not forget due to how they made me feel.  To remember my attendance at school in South Carolina in my adolescent years, it was a time that impacted me a lot because of the great differences I noticed in the education system.  In fact, it was my first time time entering a school with metal detectors and police officers at the doors, students required to wear identification cards on lanyards, and a few pregnant teens roaming the school.  I was in shock to see that at the age of 13 there were some girls already pregnant... Weren't we still saying that boys had cooties? As I navigated my first week at school in South Carolina, I made a new friend in band class! We both played the flute and she seemed nice since she tried to help me get situated. When lunch came around, I sa...

I have always felt hesitant to share my own struggles with race in America because of backlash I received in the past.  But with more attention to #blacklivesmatter around the world, I think now, more than ever, is the moment to share my story. I have waited for a long time for people to want to push for change on a large scale since I have been silenced in the past when I have tried to raise my voice about these issues.  I want to make a disclaimer that these are my experiences which are unique to my perspective due to my upbringing. Now, it seems everyone of all races wants to be apart of this movement,  so I ask anyone who reads this to reflect upon yourself and share your racial histories with others too in aim of positive change. To start, I was born and raised in Minnesota where my parents met and decided to settle near my father's family in the suburbs of St. Paul/Minneapolis. So you know, I am mixed race because my dad is white and my mother is black. Actually, I ...