In Milwaukee

It's been a while since I wrote on this blog. I suppose it's because so much has happened since I started it. Being back here in Milwaukee reminds me of why I created it in the first place. I realize now that I have some time and space all around me that I need to reconnect - to my self and to my communities. Yes, I feel very connected here in Wisconsin. The graduate program has given me so much support and recognition. The type I can't seem to acquire in NYC. Sure my company and friends and students sustain me but there is really a clear line drawn with who gets support and who doesn't in the city I love and call home. Like I said in a panel discussion meeting in Dublin last month, "there are many kinds of support - not necessarily financial". I can't seem to find much. Here in Milwaukee, I feel the 'props'. Thank you Milwaukee!