Yes, solo. It wasn’t meant to be this way. Though I travelled alone to South Africa for World Cup 2010 I was met at the airport by a cousin with whom I stayed and I went to games with friends or extended family. I found myself solo there once and that was with that spineless chap. I […]
Brazil World Cup 2014
Here we are. 4 years later and it’s World Cup time again. What did United States do to have to play Ghana again? Third time is a charm? I think not. Already I’m excited. Netherlands showed Spain, the 2010 Cup winners, yesterday with a 5-1 win in their opener game. Oranje! So I’m currently on […]
The Sounds of Nature
Sitting on my porch listening to the sounds of nature. The symphony of various bird species chirps. I don’t know my birds nor their calls but I want to. There’s that scarlet red one there. I really would like to know what it is. My thoughts are interrupted by a thud as a a squirrel […]
Where are the Nigerian Schoolgirls?
It has been two weeks since around 230 schoolgirls were kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria by a militant Islamic group known as Boko Haram which claims ties to Al Qaeda. Boko Haram roughly means “non-Islamic education is a sin” in Hausa and was founded in 2002 to uphold sharia law. Their early […]
Planting from Kitchen Scraps
Have you ever eaten a fruit and thought about planting its seed? Or cut up scallions and winced at the thought of throwing away its roots? I have. Sometimes I find myself in the grocery store examining the roots of greens or the eyes of tubers I don’t even eat. There is something absolutely delightful […]
The Gardener in Me
It’s spring. It’s the time of rejuvenation, renewal, and regrowth. For me in my new apartment and it’s large backyard, it’s a time to play in the earth. Though I did manage to plant several bulb flowers soon after I moved in October, I’ve been itching all winter to finally get some real dirt under […]
Lincoln Everywhere We Go
One of the tourist attractions my Belgian cousins were interested in was the Lincoln Memorial. That necessitated a trip to Washington DC where I got to play tourist as well. I, however, did not expect to come across so much history related to Mr. Abraham Lincoln. It actually was quite neat, trying to recall my […]
24 hours in Washington D.C.
My Belgian cousins who are in their early 20s are visiting the United States for the very first time. They wanted to see the Lincoln Memorial and the United States Constitution, thus a trip to D.C. was born. We drove from New York to Washington D.C. with the plan to arrive around noon. By the […]
Dancing with Angelique Kidjo
In the midst of a busy week, I decided to take a break and go see Angelique Kidjo in concert. She’s a Grammy award winning singer from Benin to whom I was introduced by way of her song Batonga! back in the early 1990s while still in Ghana. I remember thinking back then that it […]
What Has Happened to Manchester United?
I’m breaking my silence in the setting of unending Facebook ridicule (haters, all of them). What exactly is happening to my Manchester United? Why this calamity? I’m not a serious football fan, but I’ve always been a Manchester United woman, so I must speak out. Have we just been riding on luck? Who is this […]
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.