Define A Good Life

By Vivienne Amijee I do not know much about other school systems, but in Kenya, where I spent most of my life, a bell ringing meant the end of one period/class, the start of another or break/snack time. Break time bell was the best because it meant play time, eating...
Chrysalis: From Tomboy To Woman (Part 1)

Chrysalis: From Tomboy To Woman (Part 1)

Every year, on the first day of August, I celebrate my birthday and so nearly three weeks ago the clock hand turned to that time again. Unlike previous birthdays in the past, I didn’t do anything big to mark the occasion. When I say big I mean getting really...
Youth -The Important Virtue

Youth -The Important Virtue

By Attiya Karodia While driving through a part of land that I remember so well as a child, I compared what I experienced back then to the way I perceive the world now, and the more I notice how my youth has faded, the sadder I become. The smell of the air out in the...