Sonya Williams:  

Life I've been living in Chicago, Illinois for the last five and a half years. I love the city and everything that comes with living in an urban environment. I also enjoy going home to Virginia for the holidays and breaking away from all the people,traffic,etc. I went to school at Columbia College Art School here in Chicago and I have my Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art Photography. My work is sometimes shown at various cafes and galleries around the city. I'm also a Commercial Real Estate Research Photographer. This is what I call my 'real job'...it gives me benefits like health ins., 401 K, (a regular paycheck) that I can't get from selling my artwork alone. Children are not scurrying around my home yet although we have discussed the idea a lot over the years, so it's not out of the question...God knows I'm not getting any younger... I enjoy volunteering my time at soup kitchens for the homeless here in the city and I also like to help out a local facility for elderly people without families. A sad fact; 60% of our homeless here in Chicago are under the age of TWELVE. It really makes me reflect...I thought high school was bad because I was shy and my parents couldn't afford to dress me in the popular clothing styles of the day. I had big problems, huh? Yeah right. Highschool and all the drama that came with it seems so petty these days. It surely doesn't compare to elementary school kids getting killed here because they got in the way of rival gang's gunfire. Yeah, I'd say my stress and I'm sure my classmate's stress as well seems pretty lame compared to what kids face these days. Anyway, I'll get off my soapbox. I have a dog and a cat. My dog is 13, Brittany is her name (she was obviously named wayyyyyyy before we all knew who Britney Spears was) and I've had her since she was 6 weeks old. Back in the day she was viewed as an accident from the breeder. A poodle accidently got to 'play' with a maltese and next thing ya know, out come mixed puppies. These days Br...Expand for more