My first detailed post from my trip to India is reserved for my favourite outing… a visit to Sanchi, a World Heritage Site. The only other Heritage sites I had been to are ones in London and our very own Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua.
The City of Lakes
Two Weeks in India
Back in 2022, I secured an amazing Scholarship opportunity from the Indian Government to spend two weeks in the country learning about Women Empowerment, Policy and Vocational Training. I had the most amazing time and met amazing women who I still keep in touch with to this day. This post is an introduction, obviously, but over a series of post I will be unpacking how I spent my life changing two weeks in India
How Long Has It Been?
How Long Has It Been? Too Long! The last time I published anything on this blog was three years ago and in that time so much about me has changed. I feel as though I’ve let this Cotton Tree grow unwatered. I suppose I should take this as an opportunity to reacquaint myself with this space and reintroduce myself. It truly has been awhile.
An Open Letter to Annetta
Dear Annetta,
At age 7, you told yourself that you wanted to be a Lawyer when you grew up without fully understanding what the career path meant and without having a full grasp on the concept of Law & Order. The year was 2004 and you had seen the robe and wig of your Mother’s partner Norris Scholar hanging around his home and had become fascinated with this idea. Unlike most children however, you did not change career aspirations after this or sift through several options. You had made a firm choice that this was in fact what you wanted for yourself. There have been many persons who had asked you why you didn’t study another discipline or asked if you were pressured to study law… You knew what they did not. This was entirely your choice.
An Open Letter to White People
Just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it does not exist. Just because you’ve never experienced something doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened. Black People have been living under an oppression system and have been terrorized long before the murder of George Floyd. It is exhausting. This is a rant.