“The war on depression is real, is live. Celebrate every day you prevail. Laugh every time you beat this thing”
-Yrsa Daley-Ward
I want to talk about depression. Two years ago I was diagnosed with clinical depression and after having consulted my therapist,…Read more
With just under six weeks away before the final deadline for my thesis dissertation – it is indeed safe to say that the stress levels are indeed high. I’ve written countless of essays before as political studies major – but somehow this one seems to be the most daunting of all.…Read more
The second semester of varsity has always been a confusing and scheduled-packed time for me in my entire four years at the University of Cape Town. It not only signals the close approach to the end of the year – the final lap as many call it – but it also is characterized by the intensity of submissions,…Read more
Six weeks later, I find myself back in the Western Cape Province - Cape Town to be exact. My first week has been filled with immense jet lag, uncertainty and a sense of feeling lost. I’ve almost had to wrap my head around being back in South Africa and how soon Washington will feel like a distant memory.…Read more
This past weekend has been one that was meant to be characterized by excitement and eagerness to experience the big city life that is New York. Instead, it was marred by much anxiety and heaviness as I came to hear of the news of the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.…Read more
“Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”
― Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth
This past week I attended a panel discussion at the South African embassy,…Read more
It’s 3:52 A.M. in Maryland, the state I am living in with my host parents and SAWIP team member Nhlanzeko, and it’s quite clear that Jet lag has indeed gotten the better of me. We flew into Washington at around 6:30 A.M.…Read more
I would probably count this week as one the most important milestones in my life that I will look back on and utter, “Look at God’s work”. This week I am graduating for my Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Economics and Politics at the University of Cape Town -…Read more
Denzel: Who is the judge?
Students: The judge is God.
Denzel: Why is he God?
Students: Because he decides who wins or loses not my opponent.
Denzel: Who is your opponent?
Students: He doesn’t exist.…Read more
Writing on the concept of love is not something that comes easy as it forces you to come to terms with being emotionally vulnerable and naked. I have always been someone who has opted to have a hold on my life and the decisions I make,…Read more