It's been ages! I didn't forget about this space. Actually, I couldn't have, because I had reminders about the neglect and perhaps the most forceful reminder came from Roxanne Sayaka Amihere, who left the sweetest message on facebook "Boo please write more blogs waii. I love the way you engage with your readers, I feel like I'm on the journey with you x" hope you don't mind that I shared boo? :)
So what's new? Pleeeeeeenty (in my typical Ghanaian accent). Rounded up the course in december, did the journey back home, spent Christmas with the family, returned for the paper (graduated), did a wee bit of travelling which was unfortunately cut short rather abruptly because had to rush back home to chase another paper - been back in school, finished the course, trying to get in again (long, I know :( ), met the most awesome people who have affected my life in ways I didn't think possible ... the whole time, spending endless amount of time in hospital because apparently there's an unending battle between the food and the tummy. It's amazing that in all the time I spent away, I was in hospital once but now that I'm back to kenkey and banku and oh! real fufu ... oh well ...!
The great thing about the last six/seven months is that, putting all of the experiences together - chasing dreams, building relationships, battling health ... it's somehow rekindled a zeal for life.
Life is beautiful! You don't realise how much you take it for granted until you're up at 2:00 am on a hospital bed finally not feeling the pain, finally not having to wonder about your life - how you've lived it, regrets and all.
Everyday is a second chance - to make wrongs right, to try to be better, to be the best you can be ... live! really live the "candy living" like it's your last, because it really could be your last.
Maybe we need to remind ourselves of this fact more often :)
