Friday, June 1, marked the 40 yr anniversary of The Beatles greatest album, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, recorded as Beatlemania was waning. I got introduced to The Beatles at the Havel School, a British school in Germany for military kids, in the 1980s where we sang songs like With a Little Help From […]
The Don Imus Saga
Unless you live underneath a rock, or at least not in the United States, you have by now heard about the Don Imus saga. Don Imus, a sarcastic and often rude comedian who has his own TV/radio show Imus in the Morning, apparently took things a bit too far this past week. On April 4th, […]
Chi-Town here we come!
Throughout my month in the Coronary Care Unit, what kept me going through all those every third night 30 hour work-shifts was the knowledge that at the end of it I would be going to Chicago. Yay, Chi-Town, here we come! I have been to Chicago thrice now and each time I wonder a bit […]
The New Wave of Feminism?
I must be growing old. Is there a new wave of feminism in America? So I was watching TV and I saw an ad for the new Pussycat Dolls reality show – The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll. For those who don’t know, the Pussycat Dolls are a 6 member scantily […]
Being a QuirkyAlone
So, I was surfing the web the other day and came across an interesting read. The concept of quirkyalone. Definition: a person who enjoys being single, but is not opposed to being in a relationship; he or she generally prefers to be alone and not dating just for the sake of being in a couple. […]
Life after Ghana
Life after Ghana. Is that even possible? I have learned a lot about myself over the past two months. More importantly, I have learnt what is important in life. I am aware of all the little miracles of life and grateful for all that I have. It is amazing that just 8 weeks can change […]
My Last Weekend in Ghana
I won’t say my time in Ghana came fast, however I can’t believe it is already my last weekend in Ghana. Already March 2007. Wow! Leaving Ghana comes with mixed feelings. I’m certainly looking forward to “getting back to my life” – to my normal routine – to that stressful daily grind I have become […]
Ode to Mango
You didn’t think you had heard the last about my love for mango, did you? Nope! Here is my ode to mango. As my last week in Ghana draws to a close I’m already beginning to become nostalgic. Nostalgic for the fresh coconut juice and coconut meat on a hot day. Nostalgic for the sweet […]
How to Let a Guy Down Easy!
How to let a guy down easy. It’s not easy! Not at all. I have planned to be more out-going here in Ghana. I’m learning now that the perils of being sociable and open is that guys become comfortable asking me out. I have no problems with that. In fact I have enjoyed a couple […]
Battle with the Roach
Now I don’t consider myself a particularly apprehensive person. I’ve killed my fair share of mosquitoes, ants, flies, and even small American cockroaches without any qualms. But last night was special. Last night I had an epic battle with the roach! Yes, the roach. I had finished a 2 hour session of MKSAP studying for […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.