About me

i believe in living.
i believe in the spectrum
of Beta days and Gamma people.
i believe in sunshine.
In windmills and waterfalls,
tricycles and rocking chairs;
And i believe that seeds grow into sprouts.
And sprouts grow into trees.
i believe in the magic of the hands.
And in the wisdom of the eyes.
i believe in rain and tears.
And in the blood of infinity.

…

i believe in living
i believe in birth.
i believe in the sweat of love
and in the fire of truth.

And i believe that a lost ship,
steered by tired, seasick sailors,
can still be guided home to port.”

― Assata Shakur

Cyborg born and raised in Malawi. Home is scattered in people and places and memories. I was born in Blantyre, raised in Lilongwe, touched down in Colorado, took flight in Massachusetts, grew roots in Johannesburg, and I’m a newly transplanted graduate student at Stanford University. I am an alumna of Smith College, where I graduated with a dual degree in Women & Gender Studies and African Studies. I spent five years teaching- years that were instructive to me about what it means to be human. I have a propensity for doodling and an inclination to write, and I am the slowest avid reader you’ll ever find. I fluently speak English and Chicheŵa and can have broken but passable conversations in French.

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p/s- Read resolution #1003 by June Jordan.