The Day Everything Changed

September 11, 2001, shattered my assumptions about permanent personal freedom. I assumed my freedom. Never for one moment did I think that it could be taken from me. But all that changed on one day.

Any lover of freedom would have been tarred the same way I was, and many have been. I am but a proxy in this terrible, long war. What has happened to me is what happens, in small and large ways, to every American who stands for freedom.

My Journey

I was the quintessential New York City girl. My career was everything. Every day was new, exciting, different. I loved art, music and fashion. I loved dancing in my favorite clubs. I loved my life. I loved my freedom. I never