My favorite piece so far has been when you wrote about the Kenya protests last year. Being born in Zimbabwe and living in the diaspora, I understand and resonate with being far from home and seeing the action from a distance.
Also it was beautiful to note that you, and other young people abroad, as I, where interested in what the young people back home where doing to define themselves and their future. Not to say write more about politics lol, but I have a high proclivity for such and I connected deeply.
So maybe, in whatever you're writing, I guess you'll always find atleast one person, hopefully, who resonates like your friend with the sticky note, and that's beautiful especially when writing into the void as we do here on substack.
Phiwe, thank you for your comment! Yea, that piece came at a time when 'witnessing from afar' felt like it wasn't enough. I wondered what more I could do, and so I hear you when you say the experience when one is away becomes completely different as opposed to being back home.
And also, I suppose that's the beauty of this space—people find what resonates deeply with who and where they are and hold on to that. I'm looking forward to reading more of your pieces as well this year!
Good to see you're back.
My favorite piece so far has been when you wrote about the Kenya protests last year. Being born in Zimbabwe and living in the diaspora, I understand and resonate with being far from home and seeing the action from a distance.
Also it was beautiful to note that you, and other young people abroad, as I, where interested in what the young people back home where doing to define themselves and their future. Not to say write more about politics lol, but I have a high proclivity for such and I connected deeply.
So maybe, in whatever you're writing, I guess you'll always find atleast one person, hopefully, who resonates like your friend with the sticky note, and that's beautiful especially when writing into the void as we do here on substack.
Phiwe, thank you for your comment! Yea, that piece came at a time when 'witnessing from afar' felt like it wasn't enough. I wondered what more I could do, and so I hear you when you say the experience when one is away becomes completely different as opposed to being back home.
And also, I suppose that's the beauty of this space—people find what resonates deeply with who and where they are and hold on to that. I'm looking forward to reading more of your pieces as well this year!
Beautiful...
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