A lot of you have probably wondered about my ex-wife. After giving this some thought, I decided to open up.
My ex (Sophia) was originally from Taiwan who came to the United States after living for a while in Panama. After I graduated from North Kingstown Senior High School in 79, I went to college out of state at Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham, Alabama originally to major in City Planning. After a little over a year, I transferred to the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, in 1981. It was here I met Sophia at a school dance. I went for a few years to USM but did not graduate and dropped out. We got married in 1984 on Christmas Eve (at the time I was 24).
We were married for about 8 ½ years but the marriage just didn’t work out. Looking back, I think both of us just weren’t ready to get married. We did not have any kids. I divorced on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. It was a no-fault divorce and the divorce proceedings took about maybe 5 or 10 minutes. No, it was not simply to get a green card.
I wanted to clear the air on a few things:
No. I have never done time in a correctional facility (prison or jail)
No. Islam never entered into the marriage. I got divorced in 1992-1993. I converted around 2010 when I was 50.
No. I have never been in a relationship with a transgendered individual. During the time I was married, Facebook, Twitter and other social media did not yet exist. During the time I was married, I was in the jewelry field as a gemologist and also as a jeweler. After I left USM, I went to the Gemological Institute of America and got my GG (Graduate Gemologist Certificate). I did not have the eye-hand coordination for the jewelry repair.
Why do I do better as a home health aide? When it comes to social skills, I would probably say that people on the autism spectrum do better one on one rather than in large settings with complex social situations. I hope this clears up a few things you may have wondered about.
My ex (Sophia) was originally from Taiwan who came to the United States after living for a while in Panama. After I graduated from North Kingstown Senior High School in 79, I went to college out of state at Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham, Alabama originally to major in City Planning. After a little over a year, I transferred to the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, in 1981. It was here I met Sophia at a school dance. I went for a few years to USM but did not graduate and dropped out. We got married in 1984 on Christmas Eve (at the time I was 24).
We were married for about 8 ½ years but the marriage just didn’t work out. Looking back, I think both of us just weren’t ready to get married. We did not have any kids. I divorced on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. It was a no-fault divorce and the divorce proceedings took about maybe 5 or 10 minutes. No, it was not simply to get a green card.
I wanted to clear the air on a few things:
No. I have never done time in a correctional facility (prison or jail)
No. Islam never entered into the marriage. I got divorced in 1992-1993. I converted around 2010 when I was 50.
No. I have never been in a relationship with a transgendered individual. During the time I was married, Facebook, Twitter and other social media did not yet exist. During the time I was married, I was in the jewelry field as a gemologist and also as a jeweler. After I left USM, I went to the Gemological Institute of America and got my GG (Graduate Gemologist Certificate). I did not have the eye-hand coordination for the jewelry repair.
Why do I do better as a home health aide? When it comes to social skills, I would probably say that people on the autism spectrum do better one on one rather than in large settings with complex social situations. I hope this clears up a few things you may have wondered about.
