#YALI2019 The American Visa Interview
I woke up in my hotel bed. By woke up, I mean I got out of bed because I hadn’t slept a wink. Imagine having…
The First #YALI2019 Interview and it Wasn’t the Last
I got into the interview room and the panelists introduced themselves. I could only recognise two. They say it’s important to catch their names so…
How I Nearly Missed My #YALI2019 Interview
I had made it to the interview stage! WhatsApp’d my mentor the good news. But now, I had to prepare for the interview. I researched…
I Got Rejected for the Mandela Washington Fellowship
The Young African Leaders Initiative was founded in 2014 and a couple of people that I knew and admired had been a part of…
We Have Failed the Young Girls as Women
I used to hate going to pick up my sisters from their school. If I didn’t love them so much, I’d have left them there…
#WIASummit: How do African women engage the world and create a new paradigm?
They say black women are loud, but did you know that psychologically people that speak the loudest and have no sense of an indoor voice…
I Got A Mentor… And I love Her!
Every story has a sensei that guides the main character through the struggle and helps them to their purpose. Even Jesus had the holy spirit….
He Doesn’t Complete Me
I’ve been seeing someone for a while now and it hit me, hard, that he doesn’t complete me. I mean how could he complete me,…
You Don’t Love Your Mom?
Mother’s’ Day is coming up and not everybody will be celebrating. https://twitter.com/tashahhk/status/1077830611405062145 Other people don’t love their mothers. This is scandalous borderline blasphemous but it…
Three Free Online Courses That Helped Me As A Blogger
Blogging is something I see myself doing for the rest of my life. It’s inevitable that it will change and evolve with time and learning…