A Black British Girl's Perspective of a Global Village
This weekend is an opportunity to experience carnival- for free! And we like FREE. Yes we- that's me, Jean and Alberto. An interesting trio we make. Myself from London, Jean from Belgium and Alberto (a travel journalist!!) from Italy. We share a common interest to experience the best of Rio! Yesterday was the first day... Continue Reading →
I would like to think I started this project at an early age due to curiosity when my dad mentioned I had brazilian ancestry. Technically I started researching my Afro-Brazilian history just 2 years ago, in 2010. However, I've done a significant amount, enough to trace my ancestry 6 generations back to Salvador, Bahia. I... Continue Reading →
Twice this month I've been referred to Elizabeth Gilbert's novel about 'One woman's Search for Everything' after mentioning my trip to Brazil. So I bought the book- Eat Pray Love on Amazon and it's arrived in the tick of time as it'll make a good 'beach read' for my Brazil trip. Less than a week... Continue Reading →
Finally. What was to be part of my Afro-Euro summer; Spain, Italy, Ethiopia and Morocco, the latter was postponed as my travel companion, Rosa, who's first priority is to be a mother, had to cancel last-minute. My sister kindly offered to take her place and we decided to postpone the date until after Ramadan... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, or even months ago, I read about a graduate who tweeted she was looking for a job. And guess what- she got one. A highly paid one mind you. Today, just a few hours ago, Taryn, my uni mate whatsApped me saying she tweeted that her dream job is to work... Continue Reading →
Beijing 1998 aged 12. I caught the travel bug. My first trip to Asia which would change my ideology of travelling. It was the trip that I quickly discovered that despite living in a multi-cultural and diverse city which London is, the authenticity of cultures are often compromised. The Chinese take away which I thought... Continue Reading →
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