Queen V

 I felt like revisiting this, it brings back a lot of emotions,  especially because the Peace Corps finally told me that I am pre-medically cleared and in the process of being placed to leave next year..... For me, the most difficult question to answer is ‘where are you from?’ Is it Wales, where I was born, The Gambia and Zambia, where my parents grew up, or is it the Philadelphia suburbs, where my family now resides?   Instead of settling with one explanation, I often combine all locations to form an answer. I am British-born, American-bred, and African-influenced.   I have lived in America since I was four years old and as a result, have little to no difficulty identifying myself as an American. It was not until the end of my high school years that I felt as though I was truly immersed in both my British and African backgrounds. My experiences visiting family members in England and Africa and listening to my parents’ stories about their upbringings in Gambia and Zambia

Yes I know, I said my next post was going to be a piece on obesity research, but that'll be next time I promise! This is yet another personal story, but about some people that I surprisingly haven't really mentioned on my blog yet- my sisters. It may get a bit sentimental, but it's important for me to write about my best friends in my life. My sisters and I in London in March 2013 I have two sisters- an older one who is 24 and a younger one who is 19. So yes, I have middle child syndrome :/ I can honestly say that my sisters are my favorite people in the world. My oldest sister, Miranda is hands-down the most driven person I know. She lost about 20 pounds in the past few years and is now  tied with my mom for the fittest person award in my family (sorry Dad & Cass!). Miranda is moving to London next month for 2 years  to attend the London School of Economics for Public Administration/Policy. I am so proud of her and could not be happier for her, but I am al

Seriously though, nothing was the same! If you told me last summer that I would be living in Chapel Hill for another year post-grad I probably would have laughed in your face and told you that I'd be on the other side of the world. But alas, I'm in year 5 of my Chapel Hill life! Wow, so it's been a bit over a year since I blogged, and a lot has changed since then.  I remember last summer I thought I would be leaving for the Peace Corps this summer for two years. Unfortunately my application was delayed for an extended period of time, so I found out last spring that I wouldn't know my placement until early in 2014.  I spent winter and early spring of this past year applying to jobs in the time that I thought was just between graduating and going to the Peace Corps, but as with many things, it didn't end up as planned; what I thought would just be a couple more months in Chapel Hill ended up being at least another year! I am currently working at the Duke Globa