“Constantly waking up to the sound of bullets ringing out in the alleyway, outside my second story apartment window, made me numb to the reality of violence and death as a kid. I never thought that my life was any different from anyone else’s. My thoughts were that we lived in the same type of environment and in fear all over the world. Things had gotten so bad at one point that when you heard a gunshot you could tell where it came from, but if you were really good, you could tell what type of gun was fired. People from my neighborhood were so accustom to this lifestyle that it wasn’t a shock or scary to hear a gun go off or to find out that someone had been shot or killed. It just felt like we were children growing up during a war; an undeclared war.”
~Insert from Diary of A Freedom Writer “The Experience”~
Darrius Garrett...author, Actor, motivational speaker and co-author of the Original New York Times Bestseller Freedom Writers Diary. Has traveled worldwide motivating young people all over to change their lives just as he has done for himself. After the book and the release of the book inspired Movie "Freedom Writer" starring Hilary Swank in 2007, Darrius realized that both the book and the movie alike tells the Freedom Writer Story as a whole but not individually. While speaking the same question has surfaced time after time asking how did you become a Freedom Writer? And how was the experience of being a Freedom Writer?
“Diary of a Freedom Writer “The Experience” takes you on a journey beyond the classrooms to the mean streets of Long Beach, California. An innocent little boy born in poverty, raised in violence, becoming a product of the streets, written off by the school system and judicial systems alike, growing up in an environment full of Gangs and drug. Spending his life searching for a father figure until becoming a Freedom Writer, Motivational speaker, bestselling author, pillar of his community and finally a Father himself. The story Diary of a Freedom Writer “The Experience” is that of a Man realizing his experiences is what made him the man he has been seeking all his life. Upon beating the odds Diary of a Freedom Writer “The Experience” serves as proof that Darrius Garrett story of Struggle, Life, Change and Hope will uplift Educate, Encourage and Inspire.