Archive for June, 2007

Mittu Mittu Mittu 76 Comments

I love my mother. She’s a strong and loving person. But sometimes she is unbearable. As long as I can remember I have translated things, filled out forms, and made phone calls on behalf of my mother. Although never discussed it was always assumed anything that involved speaking English would be handled by me. Oh [...]

Awaje Awaje Awaje 254 Comments

Joro yalew yisma, Yesema yAsema…Ayein yalew yaanbib, Yanehbebe yasinebeb… They are hot, sexy and new…and I’m not just talking about the models. Bernos been in business for over a year now, and have had three sets of bernos tees out, each one exciting and loved by so many. And now the fourth set of bernos [...]

Love @ 1st sight? IV 67 Comments

This article is a follow-up to Love A 1st sight? parts One, Two and Three. It was quite a rainy day in South Beach Miami that afternoon. A category 4 hurricane has been reported to hit the south side of the peninsula in just about 12 hours. Cool ocean-breeze-turned-to-gusty wind blazed through the window swinging [...]

Cohabitation 55 Comments

So it was about a couple of weeks ago, and I was at a book store skimming through the table of contents of “The Economist” until one title caught my eye, “Marriage in America: The frayed knot.” Usually, this is a kind of title that one would least expect to be on ‘The Economist.’ And [...]

Afrocode 287 Comments

It amazes me how we almost never ever see each other…yet you touch my life on a regular basis, both positively and negatively. Even when you touch my life negatively… I always believe there is a positive outcome, as we always strive to overcome our issues together. I can feel the ancient drums beating my [...]