How have you changed in the last five years?
- I have definitely matured and gained more responsibility. I am going down more challenging roads than I would have in the past. Things that would have made me uncomfortable. I think that’s where you grow the most, and I’ve put myself in a situation where I’m challenging myself to achieve my best.
What is one thing you haven’t done that you really want to do?
- One thing I would love o do is to go to either Italy or France. Have a nice Italian sportscar and drive through the mountains. A big dream of mine, I hope I get there one day, is to be a racecar driver. Yea, that would be a big goal of mine. If I could race and do what I do in these Brooklyn streets for a profit, I would really like that.
Your designing an adult playground. What’s one thing that has to be in it?
- Gotta have some football fields, a track, and basketball. Some courts and most definitely a pool. In Brooklyn you don’t see too many community/outdoor pools. Growing up, that was a big part of my life. Swimming is what got me a full scholarship to Boarding School. It kind of got me out of Brooklyn. Exposed my mind a little bit. I think swimming, as a sport, has been dwindling. Especially in the city. There’s always been a stigma that “black people don’t know how to swim.” Its always been a goal of mine to change that. On of my first jobs was lifeguarding in the city and teaching in the city. So, yea: gotta have the pools, gotta have football, basketball. And yo, tennis is a nice sport.
Friends are hosting a dinner. Everyone has to bring one dish. What are you bringing?
- I’m gonna bring curry goat. I’m not gonna lie, I brought that for my potluck, and everybody loved it. Curry is a staple food on both sides of my family. I Guyanese and Trinidadian. It’s a way to my heart.
If you could trade lives with someone for a day, who would it be?
- I wouldn’t want to be a celebrity. The scrutinization and the paparazzi that a lot of celebrities go through. I wouldn’t want that. I’m the type of person that likes to go out and enjoy themselves. If I have to be ducking and hiding, I wouldn’t like that. I don’t think that’s me. I would want a normal life. Ah! A racecar driver.
What emotion do you experience the most?
- Now a days it feels like I’m in a marathon. I’m in a race against myself. I’m not in a race with other people. I’m in a race with who I want to be and who God wants me to be. So, I feel a lot of struggle and fatigue nowadays. But hopefully that will change in the future. I’m a big believer in putting in the wok now, so you can play later. I don’t plan on working my whole life. I believe that real estate is the key. I’m in a great place to understand, underwrite, and sell property. I plan to give that skill to people in my neighborhood so I can pass that legacy.
What emotion do you experience the most?
- Now a days it feels like I’m in a marathon. I’m in a race against myself. I’m not in a race with other people. I’m in a race with who I want to be and who God wants me to be. So, I feel a lot of struggle and fatigue nowadays. But hopefully that will change in the future. I’m a big believer in putting in the wok now, so you can play later. I don’t plan on working my whole life. I believe that real estate is the key. I’m in a great place to understand, underwrite, and sell property. I plan to give that skill to people in my neighborhood so I can pass that legacy.
If there was on thing you’d want people to know, what would it be?
- I try to be as genuine as possible in most situation. I hate when people BS me and I try not to BS people. If I choose to deal with you, I’m going to deal with you with compassion and my whole heart so you better treat me accordingly.
I got three words: genuine, loyal, and compassionate about whatever I’m doing. That’s just how I was growing up. I’m not going to do something I don’t care about. And if I’m giving you my time of day, believe it means something.