Category Archives: Life

On New Year’s Day

How did you meet your significant other?

So the story goes. . .

I went out with one of my besties on New Year’s Eve and what a night! It was such a good time I lost my AirPod! Yet again I was in England and had lost an AirPod.

I tried to find it but decided that incase I needed to buy new AirPods I would take the bus and save the taxi fare for the replacement AirPods. So off I went on my search, no luck with finding the AirPod so i had to take the bus home. I decided let me use the bathroom in Wethespoon as it was almost an hour bus ride.

As I went in I looked up and felt someone looking at me, I didn’t really think much of it. I was on a “break” from dating that was technically ending on that day but it felt a little too early to even be thinking about it, plus I was heartbroken about my AirPod.

Long story short a few weirdos later I was sitting in the bus and I heard “Can I sit?” I laughed, shrugged my shoulders and said something sarcastic like “It’s a free bus” but he insisted “Yes, buttt can I sit?” “I guess” I said laughing and as the youth would say the rest is history.

Or so the story goes.

Saying Sorry

What’s a cultural tradition from your country that you love?

I try not to do this as much but in Zimbabwe when something bad happens so let’s say you tell me ooo I fell, we would normal say sorry. But after moving from Zimbabwe the response I would get is why are you sorry? It’s not your fault. I would be thinking I know it’s not my fault but I’m sorry that happened to you, in the sense that I empathize with you and the unfortunate thing that occurred.

I think I don’t say sorry in empathy as much any more but that is a cultural tradition I love from from my country.

P.s. The fact that we always try to give a little gift when visiting someone is also something that gets an honourable mention

Happy Sunday Everyone and if it’s not a happy Sunday “Sorry” 😅😘

Whistling at Night

What’s something you used to believe as a kid that seems ridiculous now?

I don’t know if it’s Africa or just Zimbabwe but they used to say that “if you whistle at night it will call snakes”.

That terrified me. I’m petrified of snakes and I don’t love the dark so it’s a double whammy.

Now as an adult I realize, that they probably just tell you that because the adults don’t want us whistling at night. Whatever the reason, I still have a small panic attack if I hear someone whistling at night or if I feel like whistling at night. 😓

Shona and English

Which languages do you speak and how did that impact your life?

I speak English and Shona with an ongoing desire to become fluent in French. My mother tongue is Shona; however the older I get I find most of my thoughts being in English.

I understand a lot of Jamaican patios and Nigerian pigin and honestly I feel like me and the little doggy have a mutual understanding.

I’m not sure how it impacts my life, but slowly I have started to worry that my grandchild may not speak Shona; but if they are fluent in French or Twi, then how could that break my heart?

What do you speak or wish to speak?