His Serene Highness
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It was the summer of 2008 and I was bored out of my mind. We were back home for the summer, at my parent’s retirement home in western Cameroon’s rural area. There was no Internet and no TV. My sister was keeping busy with my Aunt, who is the same age as me, but there…

My First Time on Set
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In the early hours of April 3rd, I was on the set of a TV show, to be a background performer for the very first time. I initially did not want to do it, and I believe I told my agent exactly that. I had work the same day at 11:30AM and needed my sleep. But…

Missing Opportunities
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The football world is currently raving over a very promising young player. He wears number 29 and plays for French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco. His name is Kylian Mbappé (very dope name if you ask me). The way he runs and dribbles, is very reminiscent of another legendary striker who also played for Monaco,…

Cultural Dilemma
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“So, here you are, too foreign for home, to foreign for here. Never enough for both.” That prose poem is from Nigerian author Ijeoma Umebinyuo. She hit it right on the head with that one, as far as some people are concerned. Reading that poem also made me think of a feedback comment I read…