My years in America
Upon catching wind of the recent announcement that Trevor Noah would succeed Jon Stewart at The Daily Show, I was elated. My favourite comedian had just been parachuted into one of the shows I went to for political refuge in the United States. Let me elaborate. Although the primary reason why I fell for Noah’s comedy … Continue reading
This is the last article in my ‘America’ series. I haven’t written in over a month. I was trying to find words to describe a very special person that I met in the US. Of course there are a million words, but I’ve selected only a thousand of them. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sometimes, we meet some great … Continue reading
This is the 6th article in my America series. The series would probably be incomplete if I didn’t write about race. I should state that I am in no way an expert on race – I didn’t even study anything race-related at school. My only qualification is that I am a human being, albeit one … Continue reading
The one thing I never got used to in the US was the food. Tasteless chicken, tasteless beef, all-fat pork, syrupy pan-cakes, cheese, sweet maize (corn), lobster, raw spinach, rubbery hot-dogs, tofu and broccoli were some of the things I had to deal with. While at Stanford, I developed my own ‘default’ menu. If ever … Continue reading
This is the 4th article in my “America” series. This one has got a pretty serious theme. I hope you make it through it 🙂 We were told everyone at Stanford had had straight A’s in high school. That everyone had been a prominent leader at their school. That everyone had won some science or … Continue reading
Hello. This is the 3rd article in my ‘America’ series. I apologize it’s not a funny one, but I hope you like it as much as the last. “Yes, I am going to the office to enquire.” “To what?” “To enquire.” “No, Lesley. Ask. You say I went to ask. What’s with your English?” And … Continue reading
This is the second article in my America series. It’s (hopefully) a funny one. Enjoy! Having sung in Chewa at church, spoken Ndebele at home, studied French, learned in British English at school and in American English at university, I have realized how important culture is to understanding a language. For example, when I first … Continue reading
Hello! I haven’t written/read in a while – been very busy. Anyway, I’ve decided to write a little bit about my experiences living in the US. You can imagine the possible experiences when a Zimbabwean public high school student is suddenly catapulted into Stanford University, California…I’m kicking off with an article on kindness. It was … Continue reading
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