“Thank you, Ibrahim,” I said. After that, I drove to Pan Pacific Park and listened to “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel over and over again on my Sony Walkman. It was really windy. I kept rewinding the song. I could feel that change was in the air. There was a kind of magic in the night. One of those nights. It was a very profound moment. I knew it was time. I’m gonna take a chance and get out of here. I really embraced the unknown. That was the spirit. Not knowing what lay ahead. I could feel that my life was going to change.
