I have been trying to find a way to explain or process my two year hiatus from travel writing. And, all I can think of is how absolutely crippling living with depression can truly be. Yes, therapy, faith, family, and hobbies are spectacular but the true reason behind why I stopped writing was getting inContinueContinue reading “A long time coming…”
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Why Running Away Alone Is Always Good- From March 2017
Why Running Away By Yourself Is Always The Answer There is a misconception that moving abroad will eliminate all your problems aside from being homesick and missing some family. But, this isn’t true. Instead of romanticizing living abroad it is important to know that life goes on. Your mental illnesses and interpersonal struggles remain evenContinueContinue reading “Why Running Away Alone Is Always Good- From March 2017”
Stop Saying African Americans Are Appropriating African Culture
*long sigh* I am so reluctant to respond to this whole ridiculous idea that African-Americans can appropriate African culture because it is truly asinine. But, as an African American living on the continent of Africa, I feel compelled. Let me explain 5 reasons why this argument is void. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade- I couldContinueContinue reading “Stop Saying African Americans Are Appropriating African Culture”
Kenya, Nakupenda.
If I could sum up the past few weeks in Kenya. Love is all I feel. Love for the land. Love for the sun. And love for the newness that surrounds me. Even after a tumultuous 20+ hour flight, I arrived in Nairobi around 1AM. Meeting our program coordinator and attempting to sleep inContinueContinue reading “Kenya, Nakupenda. “
One Week From Now I’ll Be In Mombasa, Kenya Vibing In The Ocean
As I anxiously pack (hoard) all my belongings into three suitcases and one very tattered carry on bag, I am reminded of how I got here. My love affair with East Africa goes back to the fall of 2013 in my History of Africa course.
Travel Tuesday: The Land of One Thousand Hills-Rwanda
Prior to traveling to Rwanda in March my only knowledge of the East African country was through the lens of the film Hotel Rwanda. I watched it by myself (bad idea) in college and wept immediately afterwards. It evoked so many emotions and questions about how humanitarian disasters happen, who ignores them, and how peopleContinueContinue reading “Travel Tuesday: The Land of One Thousand Hills-Rwanda”
So, You’re Moving Abroad: 3 Things You Need To Consider While Packing
So, you’ve taken the leap and decided to (wisely) move abroad! First thing, I’ve done before I’ve moved abroad for a few months and now my longest time away from the states at 9 months, is written down a list of things I need before I start panicking to pack. This list is a bitContinueContinue reading “So, You’re Moving Abroad: 3 Things You Need To Consider While Packing”
Book Review: A Grain of Wheat
“Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die. And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain.” I Corinthians 15:36 The opening quotation of renowned Kenyan novelist, essayist, and overall legend Ngugi WaContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Grain of Wheat”
Travel Tuesday: Queening in the Cape
This post comes rather impromptu but the best things are typically surprises. This past weekend, I took a trip to Boston and Providence to focus on my historian and researcher identity with the History of Education Society. The conference itself was amazing. As a newcomer to the field (not quite in a graduate program)- mentorshipContinueContinue reading “Travel Tuesday: Queening in the Cape”
3 Places I Must Visit Before Leaving Kenya
We are getting down to the wire in terms of moving and leaving the States. We are comfortably 75 days from departure. Still, not fully into moving mania panic mode, so it’s a great time to do a quick list of the amazing gems in Kenya I must see. This list ranges from nature preserves,ContinueContinue reading “3 Places I Must Visit Before Leaving Kenya”
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