I don’t really remember much of my previous two week visit to Ethiopia in 2006 except for the fact that I spent it mostly in Addis Ababa. I had already prepared myself for this trip as one to visit my father and to relax, so no sightseeing nor partying for me. Daddy returned to Ethiopia […]
Bye South Africa, Hello Ethiopia
Many of the boys were leaving Sunday. Those that remained had a very lazy day. 007 and 008 (formerly known as Bond girl) and I went around visiting friends and family of 007. This took us to Soweto where we tried to visit with a friend married to one of Nelson Mandela’s grand-daughters. Unfortunately, the […]
Chillin’ in Joberg
Thursday after the Ghana – Germany game, we woke up late and decided to meet up with my namesake in Montecasino. We had a nice outdoor lunch at Ciao Baby Cucina. The sun was blazing hot. Really nice. Even though namesake, 007 and myself went to the same junior high, namesake realized there that she […]
Winter catches us unprepared in Johannesburg
Ivorian cousin called around 6am to tell me that he just received my many missed calls and text messages. Somehow I didn’t believe him. I clarified the address of his home with him getting all kinds of possible landmarks, closeby intersections, and nearby streets as well so that I was sure that someday I would […]
Lost in Johannesburg
The next morning, British cousin and his friends took off for Lesotho. The third friend however was arriving from England and he had an extra ticket for the 1:30pm Netherlands-Denmark game in Soccer City that day (as well as for the Argentina – S. Korea game a couple days later). Once again, we waited for […]
Ke Nako for real!
My first game is Serbia – Ghana at 4pm about an hour away in Pretoria. The plan was to meet with British cousin who was staying with other family in Kempton Park and then we would all ride together to the stadium. However, that morning, plans changed and I was to be there by two […]
Trip Jitters – Smooth Sailing to Joberg
I refuse to rant about Delta today. There was a lot of hurry-up and wait as each leg of my three part trip was delayed. However, I slept well on the 16 hour leg from Atlanta to Johannesburg. I can’t say the same for the traveler in the aisle seat as our co-traveler in the […]
South Africa here I come!
Walking the walk. So my guy friends have arranged to be in South Africa, in Johannesburg specifically, for the first few weeks of World Cup 2010. I don’t have time to be annoyed that they didn’t remember my plea back in 2008 to include me in plans. I just know that I can’t pass up […]
The Road to South Africa
I have been talking the talk for several years now. You know the one. It goes something like this: “one day I want to climb Mount Everest” or “before I die I want to see all the seven wonders of the world”. So it’s only natural that when South Africa won the bid to host […]
Boston you’re my home!
Boston Chinatown – the only historic Chinatown in New England. It’s probably third behind San Francisco and New York in terms of Chinatowns in the US. Lots of good food here! The Roman Catholic Mission Church in the Mission Hill area of Boston. You can’t miss it! It’s real name is The Basilica of Our […]
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.