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All A's in My Classes

I am almost done getting my Bachelors! Just two more semesters! Since getting back from Africa, I have been so down and depressed. I don't know why. I feel like, truly, I am not and have not done anything with my life. The feeling is so overwhelming. I haven't been reading my books, going to the library, or going out to educational events. I am so overwhelmed with sadness. I've been wanting to write in my blog but didn't know what to say. Some moments I wanted to delete this blog, despite how far it has come. I'm going to vacuum a little tonight and clean up. There's this author event that's coming up on the 26th that I'd love to go to, if I have the energy. So far, this blog has grown to 1,000 reads a month (sometimes more). I am so grateful for a place to be me. Something that I don't have in this world. Today I woke up feeling like everyone hates me. I don't know why. Although, writing in this blog helps alot with those feelings. I have to kee...

Kola 🌷

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Colorism Epidemic in Egypt

While visiting Africa, I found out how easy it is to lie. To pretend. To live a life that's not true through pictures, videos, and captions... From my instagram, many people dm'ed me assuming I was having a good time in Africa. One of my childhood friends even said "Africa must be a dream". All in all, I left Africa feeling traumatized, tired, and unheard. In reality, my blog is all I have to express myself because nobody cares for the problems that take over Africa. When I landed in Abuja Nigeria, I was completely overhwhelmed. I saw things in Nigeria I wouldn't wish on another human being's eyes. I would never. I saw children being trafficked, the disabled suffering greatly with no resources, and so much hopelessness. Hopelessness. Despair. Desperation. I saw hurt. I was so overwhelmed by what I saw that I couldn't stop crying the first days I was in Nigeria. If someone would've told me it would be like this, I don't believe I would've wanted...

Back to Jersey

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I will write more about my travels when I come back!

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