For a couple weeks, I had been planning a surprise for my sister a.k.a Inarunyonga who just finished university. If you’ve ever organized a surprise, you know it can get a little stressful because you are always worried someone is going to ruin it and accidentally reveal it. Six of my sister’s friends and the […]
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I Failed…Modeling Audition
When I was a teenager, I had one big aspiration: becoming a model. I mean, I had other goals but this was one of the biggest – keep reading if you want to know why. So when one day I saw a casting call ad while scrolling down my Facebook feed, I didn’t hesitate. Okay, I […]
What To Know About Toronto’s Caribana
I attended Caribana for the first time this summer – and look at me coming here pretending I know all about it. For those of you who don’t know, Caribana is an annual festival that showcases Carribean cultures in the city of Toronto. The carnival usually coincides with the civic holiday in Canada hence the fact […]
My Story Told // Trick Triick
If you are Burundian and you like to party, then there is no doubt you know Dj Trick Triick. If you are not Burundian and you don’t like to party, well you should still know him. Trick Triick is one of the best deejays from Burundi. Based in Canada, he started his career in 2013. […]
Old Québec // Travel Diary
For the last four years, I have been living in Canada. I never really had the chance to visit other cities -except for Ottawa where I go at least once a year to see my family –. I live in a small town called St Catharines, and I’ve felt in love with its quietness and its […]
Dear Maths,here are 10 reasons why I don’t like you!!!
I have never been a math person and I will never be one. I just don’t get how it works. Yes I know 2+3=5 and that is because it is pretty basic but ask me how to derive or integrate an equation and it will take me as long as it takes a baby to […]
#ThreeThingsThursday//Nathalie
Today, we get to know Nathalie,who lives in Rennes, France. Nathalie and I have been in each other’s life for quite a while now. Back in the 1990s, when our mothers were co-workers, they forced us to become friends at 5 years old. Yes, I said forced! The only thing we liked was playing together. You can […]
#ThreeThingsThursday//Cassie
This week I met Cassandra, a friend from Ghana, that I have known for a couple years now. The first time, we met at the bus terminal and she approached me with a cute smile on her face and we started talking about us living in Canada and being far from home. The other day […]
16 Things To Do In 2016// Bucket List
Hello Fam, 2016 has indeed started if you haven’t realized for some reasons (I know some of you are still writing the date with 2015). We all talk about “new resolutions” this time around, don’t we? Either to our friends and family or just to ourselves. We also often hear people tell us: “[…]as long as […]
Monday motivation//Go Fight For What You Want!
Let me ask you this right now, if you don’t fight for what you want,who else do you think is going to do it? The answer is NO ONE! You’ve got to wake up, no matter how unmotivated, unmoved or weak you fell, get out there and work/walk towards your goals, your dreams. Yes, the road […]