Come on, let’s take a ride: on getting life lessons while riding around the city

I have a confession to make: I don't know how to drive. I could give you many reasons why I haven't learned how to or many other excuses,but it is unfathomable that at the stage of my life I am, I can't drive. I scored very high on all my driver tests but the practice…

Friendship never ends: on making friends and keeping them, when you are a full, grown adult.

The very first markings of well adjusted children in social settings is their abilities to build relationships outside the family nucleus, form friendships and interact with other children. School is the first ground test for kids to socialize and test their conditioning. In my case, making friends was not easy, but not difficult. My father…

Can we please all get along?: on embracing diversity and accepting our differences

I have been writing a lot about my experience and feelings ever since moving back, but I have omitted, whether consciously or unconsciously, to set up the scene I live in now. I always tell you how my country is beautiful, but yet as issues. Those issues are deep and rooted in a volatile political…

I left Abidjan, and all I got was a nice souvenir: on discovering my country, one city at a time

Well, it has been a long time since I posted anything. I make no excuses because I have been just lazy, very lazy. I almost forgot that I had a blog, until I was reminded by a friend of its existence. I felt bad for neglecting something I am actually passionate about. But with no…