Uncultured Hybrid

"People will often hurt you while trying to not lose you." The English teacher in me is literally screaming to be given the stage just so she can open the show. In response to her cry, I shall leave the stage and leave the introduction of this blog to her.  When you saw the title you probably thought it was a typo. It's not a typo! Now you are probably asking why would she write the title like that? In order to make this clear let's dust off our old English textbooks and prepare for the lesson. In the first part 'Hurt people', the word hurt is an adjective it is describing the noun (people). So in this sentence, the people are hurt. In the second sentence 'hurt People', the word hurt is a verb. This shows that an action is being done to the people. Now that we have cleared that up let's get right into the topic. Many people in this world are hurt or hurting and may not know about it. They may have been hurt by people, their circumst...

"Persistence can be charming." This story is quite a surprising one for me as well. The outcome was not what I expected it to be. Let me start from the beginning. In 2014, when I was packing my bags and setting my goals for 2015 I made a promise to myself. I was going to school to study and I wanted to focus on school. For anyone who has gone to college (university) or moved to a new place, you will know that it is impossible to not make friends. So on the very first day of orientation, I met very interesting people with whom I would share the craziest, most fun and annoying experiences. On my way from the dormitory to the orientation venue, I met my first friend, who was an introvert. In the classroom, we met a girl, who had a unique name and energy. I was already acquainted with my roommate because we had participated in the same pathfinder events in Pretoria. Later I met the girl whom everybody thought was my twin. I became really close to three of the gi...

"You are where you are now because of the choices you made." Lately, I have really been putting my life into perspective. I have been reflecting on the choices I made in the past that led me to where I am now. Firstly, let me get you to where I am. Right now I find myself running away from the consequences of some bad choices that I made (I only realize they are bad choices now). I created problems that could have been avoided and I am stuck with traumas that wake me up in the night all sweaty and worrisome. What I learned is that experience is a great teacher. Sometimes we may not learn the lesson immediately but you will surely learn a lesson. For a very long time, I have blamed other people for my circumstances (many times I even blamed God). I was so busy playing the victim that I never took time to accept that I also had a part to play. My actions and reactions to the things that happened in my life impacted how things would end up.  ...