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 i...

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...