Uncultured Hybrid

"What if ...?" That is a question we often ask ourselves. I personally struggle with that question often. I also often imagine how different my life may have been if my parents hadn't died.  Would I be a daughter to happily married parents or would I just be like my siblings; a child with two stepparents? Would I have lived long enough to have stories to tell? What experiences would I have gone through? Who and where would I be? You have asked yourself this question at least once! The thing about what if is that nobody knows what would have happened if things were different. There are a million possibilities as to how different your life may have been and no one has a guarantee as to whether they would like a different outcome. It's easy to complain and lose sight of what we have when we are unhappy with something. We cry, moan and wish our life was different. For some reason, we often think that a different life means a better life.  For the best part of ...

Have you ever been questioned about your sexuality? Have you ever questioned your own sexuality?  This blog post was inspired by recent events in life. What is sexuality anyways? According to the Oxford dictionary,  Sexuality  is about your  sexual  feelings, thoughts, attractions, and behaviours towards other people.  I know a lot of people who struggle with their identity also struggle with their sexuality. Some people explore just to be sure of what they like.  So earlier this year a few ladies at the office were talking about gender and how people choose to identify themselves. One of the ladies posed the question "How do you know you like men?" Another event that inspired this blog was Valentine's Day. On the day I went out with my friend Rheece and had a good time as we always do. Then she dropped me off at home and came in to say "hi" to another friend of ours. My one housemate asked me, "Erica, what team do you play for?" I looked a...