After the 3 beers the night before, Wednesday brought sleep, sleep, and sleep for my mother. I lounged around and used the Aria fitness center. Around 3pm she finally woke up. The plan for the day was dinner at Top of The World at the Stratosphere with a reservation at 7:30 pm in order to […]
When kelewele trumped mangoes
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 […]
YS Falls – Jamaica
The day after the wedding, a bunch of us decided to do something touristy. It was a toss up between the Appleton Estate Rum Tour and a visit to the YS Falls. They are both about actually in the same vicinity about an hour away and with good planning one could probably do both. But […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sorry for South Africa
June 16 in South Africa is a very special day. 34 years ago today, thousands of black children attempted to protest a decree that they must be taught in Afrikaans in school but what ensued is now known as the Soweto Riots or Soweto Uprising, a turning point in the fight for freedom in South […]
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 […]
Salivating for indian almond, cocoa pulp and other random tropical fruits
Today, I had a sudden urge to delight in Indian almond. Too bad I’m nowhere near one. Indian almonds are one of my childhood delights, in addition to cocoa pulp, the jelly like sweet & tangy substance that surrounds each cocoa bean in the pod (see below), the previously described alasa, tiger nuts, fresh coconut […]
Haagen-Daz Five Ginger aka Heaven in a Tub
Almost as much as I love mango I love ginger. It’s true. My love for ginger may not have had the opportunity to make itself known as that for mango but ginger is also a great weakness of mine. I can’t seem to pass up any drink, candy, biscuits, or meals that heavily feature either […]
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.