blackgirlmagic – mariahgoesabroad

Piece

She’d been fractured, splintered, and parsed for years When the time came for all her edges to be smoothed and fine she leapt with joy He brought sandpaper and got straight to work at mending, shaping, and sewing up She gleamed with pride and comfort After months of renovations-repainting and suturing she was made newContinueContinue reading “Piece”

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. “

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”

Updates! Wamunyu and Beyond

I haven’t had much time to send updates about the status of my big move abroad, but I’m back! About two weeks ago, I heard that I will be moving to Wamunyu, Kenya which is about 2 hours east of the capital, Nairobi. I have never lived in a rural part of Africa which hasContinueContinue reading “Updates! Wamunyu and Beyond”

#blackgirlmagic: Fulbright Edition

late post: Traveling to DC for the Fulbright Pre-Departure Orientation was so exciting and filled with nervous energy from many of the Sub-Saharan Africa, English Teaching Assistants (ETAs), who were awaiting news about our in-country placements. From a group of about 30 grantees, 10 of us were Black and of that 9 of us BlackContinueContinue reading “#blackgirlmagic: Fulbright Edition”