Mukati meAtlanta: SOJOURN'S Robbie Medwed

SOJOURN aRobbie Medwed anogovera nzvimbo dzaanoda muAtlanta

Tadzoka nemakwikwi edu Inside Atlanta-vhiki imwe neimwe, tinogara pasi nevanhu vane simba vanogona kutaura pamusoro pekuti Atlanta inorevei kwavari. Nhasi tiri kutaurirana naRobbie Medwed, weChikoro Mutevedzeri we Southern Southern Resource Network yeGender and Sexual Diversity (SOJOURN). Mune basa rake ne SOJOURN, uye munguva yake "yekusununguka", Robbie anoshingaira kushandiswa kwekugonesa komuganhu weBGBTQ muAtlanta neSouth.

Zvingave zviri kukonzera vatevedzeri vezvematongerwo enyika panguva yemisangano yekutonga kana kunyora mazamu ezvinyorwa zveko, Medwed haatyi kuita inzwi rake rinzwike. Anoshanda zvakaoma, asi iyi Atlanta yemunharaunda inoda guta rake uye inoita nguva yekuwana zvakanakisisa zvezvaunofanira kupa. Nhasi tinowana rwendo rweThe Big Peach rinotungamirirwa naRobbie pachake

Ndiri kugara ... " Piedmont Heights. Isu hatisi chaivo kuMangwanani, hatisi chaizvo Ansley Park, uye isu hatizi Buchead. Iwe ungangodaro unozviziva zvakanakisisa se "kumativi ose mumugwagwa kubva kuHutsva idzva. Nzvimbo yedu inonyanya kuzivikanwa ndeye Gorilla Car Wash, saka iwe unogona kuti tiri vakanaka zvikuru maererano nehuwandu hwekugara. "

Ndinoda Vanhu Vachiziva ... " Zviri nyore sei kuchinja zvematongerwo enyika uye zvematongerwo enyika. Tinogona kufunga kuti tinogara muguta guru, asi kana rikasvika kune iyo, isu tichiri kushanda seguta duku, uye ndinoreva kuti nenzira yakanaka. Nhengo dzedu dzemaguta emaguta eguta, vatongi vemunharaunda, uye vamiririri vemuvakidzani vedu.

Vanonyatsoda kunzwa kubva kwatiri tose. Vanoda kuziva kuti tiri vanaani uye vanoda kuziva maonero edu. Vazhinji vavo vanoita zvakasarudzwa nezvisarudzo zvavanoita pamashoko avo anonzwa kubva kune avo vanovakwa, uye zvinyorwa zvishomanana uye emaimeri akanyora zvakanaka zvinogona kukanganisa zvakakonzerwa nemigumisiro yeimwe nyaya huru. "

Unogona Kuwana ... " achifamba mahofisi eHurumende Capitol panguva yemusangano wekutonga achiedza kugutsira vateereri vemutemo kuti vaite zvinhu zvakanaka. Dzimwe nguva zvinoreva kutaurirana kwavanenge vari voga, kuparidzira kwevanhu vose, uye pane imwe nguva kupupurira pane komiti inonzwa. Munguva yegore rose ndinofamba-famba kuSouth kumabasa ekudzidzisa kudzidzisa kudzivirira kuzviuraya kweGBBT kudzidzisa vadzidzisi uye vatungamiriri vemunharaunda. Ndiriwo muboka reSinagogi yangu (Ungano yeShearith Israel mu Morningside) uye ndinoda kutasva bhasikoro rangu yakapoteredza Silver Comet Trail uye mumigwagwa yedhorobha zuva risati rapera zuva rapera. Ini ndichatasva paBeltLine , asi bedzi kana ichingokura mangwanani-ngwanani. "

Ndiko Kwemanheru Nguva, Ndiri Kutungamirirwa ku ... " yangu chaiyo kicheni yekubika. Ndinoda kubika uye inowanzova imwe yenzira dzangu dzinofarira dzokuzorora. Ndakanga ndichidzidzisa kubika zvikoro kuHal's Kitchen muBraokhaven uye ndine bhakiro rangu raitengesa pamashamba emapurazi uye mashomanana ezvikukomberedza guta. Kana ndisiri kubika, nzvimbo dzangu dzinofarira muguta rinofanira kuva Desta Ethiopian Kitchen, El Rey Del Taco paBuford Highway, uye inenge imwe yezvokudya zvose muDecatur. "

Clock Inorova 5'kuvhara, Ndiri Kunwa ... " chimwe chinhu chinonaka, chinopisa uye whiskey-chakazadzwa paPinewood Tippling Room muDecatur.

Ivo ndivo vanoenda-kundoita mhemberero, humwe hunyoro hunofadza kana mamwe mazuva (haasati watanga nguva, handidi zuva rakaipa kuti ndibire nzvimbo yangu inofarira). Ndiripo zvakakwana kuti vaise chinwiwa chakasarudzwa pamutambo wekuzvarwa kwangu kwekupedzisira kwezhizha. Kunyanya, kunwa kunogara kuri nani kana pane grit tots inobatanidzwa. Ndizvo chaizvo, machira akaitwa cheddar grits. Unogamuchirwa, Atlanta. Vaudze Robbie kukutumira iwe. "

Kana ndaifanira kugara muIndaneti, ndaizotarisa kupinda ... " Kukwira-mumisasa yeWallland Canyon State Park muNorth West Georgia. Ndinofamba zvakakwana zvekushanda uye ndinogara muhotera sezvazviri, asi handisi kuve kunze zvakakwana. Cloudland Canyon inzvimbo yakakura yepasitori-inofamba yakakura, maonero akanaka, uye rangers apo haisi yakasimba sevanhu veUnicoi muHelen. Inongova maawa mashomanana kunze kweguta, saka yava pedyo zvakakwana kuti vaende kwekupera kwevhiki vhiki. "

Atlanta Yakanakisisa Yakanakira Chakavanzika ... Tine mazita maviri anozivikanwa chaizvo uye inzvimbo dzakanaka, asi kune makambani mashoma akawanda ari kuisa zviratidzo zvisingaoneki kumativi eguta. Serenbe, Village Theatre, Eyedrum, Chirongwa cheMbuzi-kune nzvimbo dzakawanda dzisinganzwisisiki dzinoisa pahupamhi hunoratidza kuti dzinofanirwa kutariswa. Atlanta yave guta remugadziri wekona nekuda kwekambani yemabhizimisi, izvo zvinoreva kuti tarenda iri mumakambani edu emitambo yakwirawo, zvakare. Uyezve, makambani maduku anenge nguva dzose ane zvikwereti zvakanaka zvekutengesa tiketi. "

Pandinenge ndiri kutamba Tourist ndinoenda ku ... " National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Izvo, maoko-pasi, iyo yakanakisisa museum muAtlanta, uye zvechokwadi chimwe chezvakanakisisa munyika. Ndakanga ndiripo kanopfuura kaviri uye ndinofadzwa uye ndinodzidza chimwe chinhu chitsva nguva dzose pandinoenda. Imwe nyamuziyamu yakanaka inofanira kupikisa uye kukurudzira, uye The Center inonyatsoita izvozvo. Kunyanya, seAtlanta yakaberekwa, Centennial Park ine nzvimbo inokosha mumoyo mangu nokuti ndinorangarira izvo guta raishandiswa kutarisa risati rasvika. "

Ndinowana Sweatshi Yangu Pa ... " MuGravitee Fitness paKeshire Bridge Road. Hazvisi zvinotyisa, zvine zvigadziro zvaunenge uchida kunze kwemafrills akawanda, uye ndiyo nzvimbo yekuti munhu wese anorega zvavari kuita uye kutamba apo Britney Spears anouya paanzwi. Kunyanya, izvozvo zvakaitika kare. Kana yako yokurovedza isina mhemberero yepromptu, iwe uri pane zvekuita maitiro asina kunaka. "

Ndinoda Kutenga Mari Yangu pa ... " murimisi wemusika kana nevaridzi vemunharaunda. Mamwe emabhizimisi edu emunharaunda epamunharaunda ari pamusika wemisika. Zvandinoda ndezveTucker, Freedom Center uye Grant Park. Iko chaizvoizvo inotungamirirwa nevanhu uye vane varairi vakura nevarimi. Iniwo ndinoda vamwe vevanyori vekumba vatinayo pano. Ndine unyanzvi mumba mangu kubva kuna Alli Royce Soble, Grant Henry (Hanzvadzi Louisa), uye Methane Studios. Iniwo ndinopedza mari yakawanda yemari yangu paWatch on Piedmont. Ivo vanhu vakakura uye vane imwe inofadza basa revatengi. Ndiri kunyora mubhuku re whiskey gore negore nokuda kwezuva rangu rekuberekwa uye vakwanise kundipa mabhodhoro ewhisky asingatengeswi kune imwe nzvimbo. "