For the holidays my partner came over to stay during the end of the fall semester. I was elated because I overwhelmingly missed him, and long distance is exhausting. When he arrived, there was a lovely grace period of making sure we quarantined, took the COVID test and it came back negative. We made all … Continue reading Holidays of 2020
Learning about the many parenting styles, I found it difficult to recognize where the families I surround myself in would be placed. Being an immigrant from a family whose chrono-system was affected by the Rwandan Genocide, their parenting style seem to be a mixture of traditional and authoritarian parenting. Which, in my opinion is fascinating, … Continue reading Children of Authoritarian Parents
I graduated from my University and it took me five years to be here today. I am on my 2nd month out of college and it's been a whirlwind of emotions. Achievements and setbacks are filling up my bucket, but more especially I have been spending a lot of gambling with opportunities that come by. … Continue reading Graduated and Unemployed
Both my parents went to college in Africa and were successful in their careers in medicine. This never changed when we came to the US. They started from the beginning, took the GED and took college classes and within the eight years since they came, completed they’re associate in nursing, an accelerated bachelors in nursing … Continue reading Recommendations for Parents of College Students
Coming from an upbringing in Zambia, a lot of what I watched though were African shows and movies, don’t get it wrong, with cable and without my parents channel restrictions until 4:00PM. Your girl was on it with Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, freaking Hallmark WHOO! We watch your shit too, might as well watch our … Continue reading Adolescents in Film
It's been a long haul of winter holidays where I felt like I was pretending to enjoy the holiday or overcompensate it by overindulging in presents, holiday music and decorations. But now as a fully self aware millennial, I understand the meaning "share the holidays with the ones you love". Because yes, family is important … Continue reading Zero Holiday Cheer
I have been very proactive on getting my mental health on track. Learning neat tips and tricks of how to own my mental health and be okay with myself when it takes over. The most important thing for me is knowing that it will get better. And guess what, it does. I think now that … Continue reading How I Can Help You
Hello all, I am a Black woman in my twenties living in Midwest America learning to love and live. I am an African immigrant from Rwanda but I have lived in Zambia for a large portion of my life. Being in the USA with new identities; a woman, Black, U.S citizen and college educated. I … Continue reading Before You Begin
