Desire and Pain in Nigeria I’ve learnt over the years that for a healthy living to be achieved, happiness and freedom would have to play a key role in one’s life. Whilst growing up, I’ve been inhibited of freedom, whereas I strive to achieve happiness. I’m the only son in the family of four, … Continued
The Real Ireland It starts with a slap drum. A man in his early 20’s throws his hands against a tall wooden box between his outstretched legs with every cell in his body. His back hunched, his red hair gathered into a loose bun, he sends the fast, hard rhythm out into a gathering crowd … Continued
The bright blue ocean water lapped at the white sandy beach. I sat on my beach towel watching and listening to the water roll in and out along the shore in Laguna Beach, two miles west of Panama City Beach, Fla. I remember the first time I saw the Gulf of Mexico as a nine-year-old … Continued
During my stay in India I got the chance to visit Jaipur. This visit was the first time that I was able to explore India. Our neighbor, with which we had shared our tragic history. Though the visit was short, it was extremely memorable. I have collected many memories to cherish for a long time. … Continued
Turning right onto Rue Notre Dame I entered the city, a white canvas with a vast color palette. I had never seen such a picturesque city in winters. It was veritably a delight. The snow was like the white ash that falls covering the land and everything in its path. It’s like magic falling … Continued
It wasn’t what I came to do. They weren’t who I came to see. Yet, my feet stopped moving. My breath was suspended. My eyes were wide. Even with the weight of a heavy bag hanging on my shoulders, I was wavering on the balls of my feet debating on whether to join with the … Continued
The Weary Journey: Revelling in the Sound of Silence The driver gunned the engine of the infamous big bus of the young shall grow motors, as we started out — the journey of possibilities — the long awaited journey. It’s true I was born with a peripatetic itch that needed scratching, as a teenager, … Continued
It started in China, at the age of 16. It was my first time to travel abroad, and to travel without my family and only a few friends. I was there for a six-week study program, and I learned that I grew up with possibly a different way of doing things, and some people, friend … Continued
Seeing the Light: Sunrise in the Sahara Desert After a night in the desert, a new nomad gains an illuminating perspective. By Kirsten Smith I opened my eyes just before sunrise and lay blinking at a pale sky beginning to drape the Sahara Desert in a faint veil of wispy pastels. Cocooned within heavy, rough-hewn … Continued
Sunrise, sunset, whatever time, whatever day. In the palace where the rainbow of flowers are born and don’t die. This is the beginning of a never-ending life. The sweet melodious sound of the flocks dance over my head as if tuning in for the concert of their lives. And so it begins. Each new rose … Continued