I know everyone says that the show has gone downhill, but there is something about Gossip Girl that keeps me coming back for more each Monday at 9pm. As Thought Catalog puts it, maybe I have become too invested in the characters to let them go. I have to see it all the way through.… Continue reading A and D are the New B and S (Or Saying Goodbye to Gossip Girl)
Category: Things that Interest Me
Lyrical Comfort
A few songs that run through my playlist on Sundays and throughout the week to remind me that I believe God's hand touches me and gives me strength to do all that I want and need to do.
The Lull of the Ocean
"For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It's always our self we find in the sea." -e.e. cummings
The Best is Yet to Come
I was so excited to attend my first Harvard-Yale weekend since graduation. Ghana did not make it very conducive to going back my first year as an alum, and I had now not seen my college friends (minus about two) in about a year and a half. I kept telling my students all week how… Continue reading The Best is Yet to Come
When Standing on a Precipice, There are Unknown Arms Around You
(A creative conversation piece written with my dear friend and college roommate, Alexandra Wilcox) My mother weaves a beautiful bedtime story For her daughters as the lights dim at night Brave, bold, and beautiful Our voices rising strong above the waves I waited on the sidewalk until she ascended the steps Children happily… Continue reading When Standing on a Precipice, There are Unknown Arms Around You
Azonto
Since I arrived in Ghana there has been one dance craze that has dominated the music scene. Music is even made specifically for the dance. It’s called azonto, and most Ghanaians can barely remember what popular dancing looked like before it. There’s a bit of controversy over the origins of the dance. Guys in Tema… Continue reading Azonto
Tolerance, Peace, and Value Systems
“It may seem naively idealistic, but I know that as long as we can imagine a better tomorrow, we can work towards a better tomorrow.” –James Orbinski, An Imperfect Offering About two weeks ago I had a session with my students on stereotypes and how we should not act on them in order to avoid… Continue reading Tolerance, Peace, and Value Systems
Helping Yourself in Order to Help Others
As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others. – Audrey Hepburn Towards the end of last week, I started feeling ill. It started with a fever one night that ibuprofen was able to break, but then the next day it was back… Continue reading Helping Yourself in Order to Help Others
The Good, the Bad, and the “That’s So Delia” of Life
Tuesday night, I had my camera and my phone (Ghana phone though, not iPhone) stolen at the concert I went to. This seems like the start to a familiar story, that I know all too well. However, I should go back a bit and explain the concert. Ghana was scheduled to have a widely popular… Continue reading The Good, the Bad, and the “That’s So Delia” of Life
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