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
I have been avoiding a few movies or shows that highly address VERY REAL struggles of a Black character. I vicariously live in them and what they are experiencing are things I have also experienced. It's more apparent when I watch shows like Insecure, Dear White People and Queen Sugar. They are great shows! There … Continue reading “Insecure” Gets Me Nervous
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s book Americanah about love, loss and identity really spoke my story and my feelings. The premises of it is a young woman immigrating to the US leaving her home and her love. A young man’s immigrating to the UK looking for his love, freedom and identity. Their stories entangled in a web … Continue reading Americanah By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The destruction and creation of friendships is always happening on the sidelines of our lives. Until we find that sweet spot of friends that are enough not to drive you crazy but are there with you to BE crazy. I have been fortunate to have met plenty of people from multitudes of places to be … Continue reading Intent Vs Impact
