A tribute to my dear Nahla Dahabieh
I remember the first time I saw youWondering what on earth you were doing in my classYou spoke English already and seemed to have mastered the grammarOf course, I would later find that you were once…
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Portraits of You
Portraits of you tell the unique stories of individuals. There is a saying that two people see one thing differently. With the same exposure and opportunities in life, we may all still not end up with the same perspectives. Here, I share the lives of people from all walks of life. The more I encounter people, the more I realize how interconnected we all are. One person’s story therefore, becomes a tiny part of the bigger picture of what it means to be human. A portrait of one of us becomes a reflection of all of us in one way or another.
Starting a business in school
Our Portrait today is Kelvin Mwinbuobu Donzun. He is a student of University of Energy and Natural resources (UENR). He is in level 300 offering BSc. Computer Engineering. Kelvin is the secretary of…
Striving for mastery
Clarence Banoenumah is our portrait for today. I watched him closely as he took one step after another. His outlook on life, his zeal and tenacity and his firm resolve to achieve whatever he sets his…
When you are a beautiful man
I caught myself smiling in a trotro recently because I saw a beautiful woman. She wore a simple white shirt with a blue-black sleeveless jumpsuit over it. Her red lipstick made her fair complexion…
Just a girl with an eye for art
All her life, Caris Tachie-Menson has only ever been really good at one thing, art. She wasn`t very strong academically. However, when it came to Basic Design and Technology (B.D.T), especially…
Can a woman have it all?
Mrs. Golddust Green has always been terrified to take on “so much” as a woman. I reckon that “so much” is relative. I look at women who have jobs and / businesses, studying for a degree, managing the…
The dare of something new
We are often advised to try out new things and to just explore. Sometimes, we are caught in a web of routine that trying out new things seems uncomfortable. It is inconceivable, sometimes, to imagine…
The female `pragia` rider in Kumasi
Some call it yellow yellow, Pragia, Mahama Camboo, you name it. Tricycles have become a means of transport for many, providing jobs to riders and easy, cheaper transportation to commuters. While the…
Because 31 is the new sweet 16
Our portrait today is Nimatu Ibrahim. She is 31yrs and works as the Communications and Social Media Manager for the iSpace Foundation. When she’s not at work or surfing the net to read the latest…
A billion reasons to LIVE
Today, Sanusi, our portrait, shares with us how he got into street hawking.
Sanusi Adamu is from Bawku in the Upper East Region. At the age of 7, he had an accident and had to leave school.…