I get asked a lot why I don’t use social media (properly) to promote my blog: why I don’t (to the best of my ability) post picturesque photos of myself in the most beautiful parts …
Author: Maame
Should I define myself, I am damned to limitation.
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Picture This…
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Lost in Translation
This article is for the women and the gays who are unfortunately attracted to cis men; we need to do better. Mexico City (CDMX: Ciudad de Mexico) is wild: The city is huge and one …
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It’s Time To Come Home
University was challenging emotionally, physically and academically. When I finally graduated in May, I convinced myself that the only way I could take back all the strength I had lost during my four years was …
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Can We Pretend that Airplanes…
The first time I ever noticed airplanes or even thought about being somewhere outside of my home in Accra was when I watched my mother leave. Since then, airplanes have had a strange significance for …
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Money Matters
Money comes and goes—or so I tell myself every time I buy a one way ticket to a place I did little to no research on prior to my departure date. On a scale of …
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Housewifing in Spain
When I was younger, much younger, I backpacked around Spain without a phone. That was an exciting time in my life but I decided to let that energy stay in my teenage years and not …
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The Diary of the Tuk Tuk lover: Poland
I finally graduated from university and although my bank account balance is low, I feel ready to see more, do more, and, be more. Like many fresh graduates, I have been thinking a lot about …
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HIV and China
I write about sex and love more than I probably should but alas, I wake up every morning a virgin and so I think it perfectly okay. For two nights in China, I laughed and …
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You are so far away
I used to pride myself in always picking a new country to visit instead of being comfortable revisiting the same one over and over. And then, I fell in love; none of these new adventures …
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Baecation, but without a passport: Part 1
Freshman year romance was unmatched. I dated maybe five guys during that time and made so many cute memories with boys I cared not a great deal for. My favorite memories from that time are …
