South African Culture 101

Unfortunately my time at Go Girl has come to an end, which means this will be our last trip together. So rather than focus on one particular place, I thought…

More Body Talk

A/n: an adaptation of this article was originally published on Not Another Wave in January 2011. There’s a lot of publicity given to the “majority” culture pressure that is put…

How Diverse is Diverse?

I got into a very uncomfortable conversation within my first month in Florida when my “racial dating background” was put into question. First of all, it’s none of your business…

On Culture and its Challenges

I want to start this post off with an apology in case I offend anyone. At times it is difficult to explain my experiences without accidentally making a generalization. I…

Kites

My boyfriend Kilson and I are flying kites off of Ned’s dock. It is a perfect day, sunny and, natural to any ocean environment, windy. We found a few kites…