It just dawned on me that I am unnecessarily squeamish about insects. Flying roaches are one thing, but everyday flies? Hmm! So I’m not satisfied with the apartment that I’m renting. Not only did I run into all those difficulties in my first few days here, I have continued to have maintainance issues after another. […]
Discovering the Joy of Grilled Mango
I went to a street fair this past weekend and instead of indulging in the usual funnel cake, grilled corn, and kettle corn, I indulged in grilled mango. I had eaten quite a bit in the days prior and was still stuffed that day. Thus, I had no plans to stuff myself. In addition it […]
Thoughts about The Lion King through Adult Eyes
Not too long ago, my French speaking fourteen year old cousin from Marseille came to the United States to visit the family. It was the first time that she and her aunt, my mother, had met. I don’t know how they communicated as my mother doesn’t speak French and she doesn’t speak English nor Nzema. […]
Meeting Chimamanda
I recently had the pleasure of hearing the Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie speak. She was publicizing her latest novel – Americanah. When I first saw the advertisement, I said to myself, ooh, I must go, but I didn’t realize how much I respected her until I got to the library where she was speaking. The […]
Cherry Blossoms in Philadelphia
For years I’ve been meaning to travel to Washington DC to see the cherry blossoms. For years, I have missed the opportunity. This year is going to be one of those years. Luckily, I was in Philadelphia this past weekend and spent my Sunday in Fairmount Park enjoying “Sakura Sunday“, the centerpiece event of the […]
Public women and prostitutes in pre-colonial Ghana
So while scouring the internet for more information regarding the African prostitutes of Europe I learned that some of the Ghanaian prostitutes are not actually Ghanaian but Nigerian women who have secured Ghanaian passports and that a lot of the Nigerian women involved in this trade in general come from Benin City, Edo State. I […]
The African Prostitutes in Europe
With my recent move and acquisition of a flat-screen TV, I bought a Roku and now am regularly getting my daily news from Al Jazeera. Not only do they inform me of what is going on in the world, they also have thought-provoking original documentaries. Last week, it was a re-broadcast of a 2011 special […]
Plagiarism in the Blogosphere
I’m quite upset today. I just found out that excerpts of my blogpost on Nzema Clans and their Akan Counterparts were copied verbatim on a blog called Trip Down Memory Lane maintained by a blogger called Kwekudee who is based in Tema, Ghana. I feel violated.
Anatomy of an apartment move
I had four months in between my job offer and my start date and not much time off to properly apartment hunt. In addition, I had to struggle to remind myself that I was only in year three of my five-to-six year commitment to live like a resident in my first years of practice. The […]
New Year, New Beginnings, New Me
Happy New Year! I left my first job as an attending in “my village” on December 27th, 2012 and now I’m on to my second job in what my friends call “civilization”, you know as in “welcome back to civilization”. Yes, six months after my anticipated “date of release” I’m finally moving on. I guess […]
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.