The Nose Bleeds Never have I had a nose bleed, in my entire life, never! Well, as far as I can recall, up until this morning. It has been a month, to the day that I moved here and the cold has been like a persistent foe, as I always feared. Though it is now … Continue reading Same Book, Different Chapter 9: Surviving and Rebuilding My Life After Migrating

Today, I am singing the Christmas blues Leaving everything and everyone you know is not easy. It takes courage and true grit. Sometimes, you feel like the earth beneath you is shifting and you are trying to navigate shifting sand. But in Jamaica, we have a saying. "If yuh waan gud yuh nose afi run." Translated: "If … Continue reading Same Book, Different Chapter 13: Surviving and Rebuilding My Life After Migrating