JOSSY NANA

Hi Everyone, its been long since i wrote anything here. Probably been over a year or something.

I thought I quit blogging alltogether but i am back here. 

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href=”https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/passenger/”>Passenger LIFE is like a public transport bus,at the start of its journey it has a destination in mind.passengers get on when the know the destination its headed and the route it will take.There are some passengers who get off a few minutes into the journey to pick another bus.There are other passengers who get off a few hours later as they…

These days Raphael has been on my mind. Raphael who is dead. I  subconsciously ask myself why I remember him every time.  Is it that, I miss him, or maybe my mind keeps wondering how he would have done if he was alive, or just maybe my mind wanders down memory lane to  those days when he was alive and vibrant. Somehow, I still don’t believe he is dead.  I always get this eerie feeling he is…

Getting to Bali off the beaten Path(1)

Indonesia is known for is it tropical island Bali. When it popped up in my south-east Asia itinerary, i looked forward to seeing this famous island with its paradise images . Being a wanderer I wanted to get there off the beaten path by traveling through Java, the locals way . I flew in from Manila, Philippines to Jakarta, the bustling capital of Indonesia, which I intended to use as the starting…

6 Things To Love About Bali- Indonesia

So its been a while since I posted up here after my new year resolutions post. As I had said in that list, there are many things I want to achieve this year and I have been able to achieve two of them so far….. well lets say two for now and hopefully the rest as the year progresses. I have been able to move my blog site from WordPress to being self hosted and I am still learning the tweaks about…

Yeah I know, I am late but hey why should i be on time like everyone when it’s not even a competition, well for me it took time to really list down all my plans as actually i am planning to achieve them all and not list them down  for listing sake .It took me ten days after new year to know my plans, which is really funny as i  am always the weird and different one. ME BEING WEIRD So here it…

I find it surprising when people think Africa is a country and most times I find it annoying when asked this questions that my reply comes of as rude. I am like, Africa is a  continent with 52 countries  and Ghana is a country in Africa, it’s just like saying the whole of south-east Asia is a country and countries like Indonesia and Philippines are cities. I am so over it Well as a matter of fact…

‘No mum’,’ I mean yes ‘Ellen replied. Realising her mother wasn’t happy with her answer she added; I choose different sets of school and she only had this school in common with me. It’s not my fault she got the same school as me.   She said whilst shrugging her shoulder hoping Amanda will get closer soon but she was a meters away from getting there and she knew she will receive a bashing from her…

Ellen laughed off Amanda’s comment. Amanda was always carefree about everything. ‘Hey kitty, I got to go now my mother is ready, see you there. Amanda hanged up. Ellen looked forward to seeing her friend. She went through her phone and switched it off as Amanda was the only she always talked with.  At about ten minutes later, her mother was finally ready. She took her back pack ad waited as the…

Its that merry time of the season where families come together to show love. Its a season of togetherness and to appreciate friendships and the people we have in our lives. Today,i am not writing about my kinky hair or my therapy travel but to wish each and every reader and follower on my blog a very merry Christmas.  You guys are awesome , supportive and your comments and likes pushes me to…

Coming to the Philippines my initial fear or my constant fear of going to any country for that matter is being discriminated against or disrespected due to my racial group which of course is like a worry for any cautious black person who travels. Though there are less black people here which I have seen like three since I got here, I haven’t  being discrimination in any way or feel disrespected…

I remember most times staring at myself in the mirror and not happy at the reflection staring back at me. The stretch marks, the side rolls the kinky African hair the size 8 full-figured body, the huge thighs that rub together and being disgusted at myself simply because the media and society have a standard of beauty and I see myself not close to it as i am not size zero with no flat tummy…

They got home pretty late after being stuck in traffic for a long period of time. The traffic was crazy as everyone was in a hurry to go home. When they got home her brothers were about to be sent off to bed by their maid and her father was sitting in the sofa watching movie. He didn’t say anything to them as to how long they took or anything. Most times Ellen wondered if her parents loved each…

  It was difficult finding a place to park even though they had reached their destination. Car parks have turned into hawking space but sellers who are so stubborn that they never leave when they are sacked. People were trying all means to make money and survive in Accra. Ellen saw young girls her age or even below that hawking in traffic and running after vehicles to make sales.  She realised…

Ellen woke up late morning reminiscing over how the going to the previous day with her mother went. She had gone through the prospectus during their ride home and was overwhelmed at the things she was supposed to purchase. She would have been jumping up and down excited about her new school if not for the headmistress who had made it sound like a military school.  That reminded her, she had not…

  Mrs O’Connor sighed, with all this troubles it all made her sad even with their financially comfortable life. It was really true that money couldn’t buy happiness. It’s always her friend cherry who always told her to stay strong and things would get better. If it wasn’t for her she wouldn’t even have driven all the way with Ellen to the school to get her prospectus and get ready for school.…

Being an African girl and not really into hair extensions and I am constantly rocking my natural hair either in a high puff after twist out. Actually its my signature look and i love it. Most times i constantly watch YouTube videos the whole day to come up with different hairstyles for my hair and when i follow the exact same procedure it turns out a failure, i sometimes wonder if i am doing…