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Who are you?

Introduce me to yourself when everything is going the opposite direction of your plans, when your own shadow portrays something other than what you believe to be your silhouette. Show me the paths you take when your words and actions are twisted against...

My Struggles

“This is bullshit; you have got to be fucking kidding me.” Those were the words that I uttered that night after my good friend came to tell me about the news at Berea College. This weekend, while I was five hours away from my school and stressing about...

Enlightened

Life has a way of teaching us about who we are through situation that we cannot even begin to fathom, but in the midst of confusion and utter disbelief we have to stay positive and we must remain true to ourselves. Some of those situations hurt mainly...

Respect before love

Humanity and the Desire of Peace As always, going to convocation has never been an easy decision for me. Nevertheless, I continually end up getting something out of them all. This (that) week’s lecture had many key points. However, the one that was the...

The word of the moment "Equality"

It has been a while since I last wrote a blog, despite how many eventful day I had experienced. I just could not pick which one to share with you. Therefore, I will reveal a little bit of my Berea journey. Since I moved to Berea, I have experienced some...

Just Thinking

Here I am on my bed, tossing and turning myself upside down trying to find the perfect spot, allowing the magical effect of sleep to take me to no man's land. I flip my pillow upside down multiple time longing for that sleep to come. Millions of thoughts...

A lifetime lesson

Life has its own way of preparing us for what is to come. I do not personally believe there are lessons more valuable than others as long as we can use them to make better choices in the future. We can learn from others' misfortune as well as their triumph...

An immeasurable discovery

One early morning, like every weekday during the school period, I make myself ready sometimes around 7:00 a.m. Clean up, eat breakfast, check my books, and then step out ready to begin my day. I normally take two buses to go to the college, an experience...

Unforgettable

One of a sudden everything that I knew seems to not make sense anymore. I could not control my body, nor could I even begin to understand this burning flame that was manifesting inside of me. A touch between my neck that was all it took to make me feel...