Woodrow Hawkins:  

Life I couldn't wait to leave home after graduation, but my father was dying with cancer so I stayed home and helped take care of him and my mother until he died. I then moved to Gainesville and attended SFCC and UF. I made some great friends that I have now been friends since1988. We all go on vacation together once a year for a week and have a blast. We made it a rule that we are not allowed to bring dates, spouses or signifigant others, it's our time to share and catch-up on the past year. I'm currently living in Jacksonville, I recieved a pretty good promotion and raise to move here so I couldn't really say no. Besides all that, the person I was seeing for the year prior to moving lived here in Jacksonville. We've broken up since I moved here, but I'm still loving life in Jacksonville and have met quite a few friends here as well. I play volleyball at the beach every Monday evening with a group of about 30 friends, we have a blast and all go swimming and out to eat after volleyball. I workout atleast 3 times each week and do cardio every morning and evening. I've become a new person through all the growing I've done through the years. I've learned that what other people think of me doesn't matter nearly as much as what I think of m...Expand for more