You know, despite the fact that a lot of young childhood pictures of myself that included food had me chomping down on a mango, I wasn’t always obsessed with them. In the back of my head, they have probably always been my favourite fruit, but my favourite thing to eat? I don’t think so. That […]
It’s Your Own Palaver!
That’s what my English teacher said to me in Junior Secondary School in Accra, Ghana when I had reported lost money to the teachers’ office. See, pupils were not to bring money to school. But that was besides the point. What did she mean it was my own palaver?! Palaver?! Isn’t she supposed to be […]
Nzema Clans and their Akan counterparts
I grew up knowing that I was Nzema, but it wasn’t until I came across a book “The Python Killer: Stories of Nzema Life” (1988) while sightseeing and browsing hole-in-the-wall stores in London in 2003 did I become aware of my clan. In fact, I ordered 3 copies of that book, one for myself, one […]
Oil and Gas Drilling in Bonyere (Nzema)
Though the Nzema are a matrilineal society, they are also a patrilocal one which means I am from my father’s village of Bonyere while belonging to my mother’s family/clan (Ezohile). Confusing, no? The first time I remember going to Bonyere, I was 11 and we were going to spend Christmas with the family after having […]
Little Bee: A Novel by Chris Cleave
Barnes & Noble link I requested this book from PaperBackSwap at the suggestion of a friend who had begun to read it this summer. Nothing else. I’m one of those who likes to read the back of a book to prepare myself for what is in store or to decide if a book is worth […]
Powder Necklace: A Novel by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
This is a coming of age story that the African Women’s Book Club read a couple months ago. It would probably make a good young-adult fiction. The author is a friend of one of the members and we invited her for a book reading of this, her first novel. The book reading was held at […]
World Cup Withdrawal
The blues are real and they have arrived. Sad? Check. Irritable? Check. Feeling empty? Ok, not quite. The 2010 FIFA World Cup is over. Spain won. The damn octopus was right. I have my vuvuzela but the lone sound (and my lack of skills – that thing is hard to blow) cannot reproduce the constant […]
Ghana Lost!
I’m in pain not because Ghana lost but because of how they lost. I will admit that like others I thought our chances in this World Cup were slim when it was announced that Essien was not yet ready to play for us. I was energized by that first win against Serbia and started to […]
Ghana sends US packing!
The plan was to meet up with the guys and go to the game in Dusty Rusty (Rustenburg) together. Upon arrival at the campus, I was met by a group of Americans getting ready to leave for the game as well. They were so excited and confident of their chances. Each had the biggest grin […]
Sweet Loss – Ghanafrica makes it to the round of 16
I woke up Wednesday feeling nauseous. Yeah, downright nauseous to the pit of my belly. Ghana – Germany, oh goodness, can we go through? Ok, so an African team is unlikely to win the first (and only?) FIFA World Cup on African soil, but can one of us at least make it through to the […]
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.