Sunday, November 1, 2009

Happy Halloween!

Our bunny and bumble bee

Bumble Bee
I took the kids trick or treat and they had fun, especially for Penda. I wore my Namibian Meme dress and my son asked me what I dressed up as. I said an African Princess. He had the biggest smile on his face. When we went trick or treat and somebody comment on his costume, how beautiful it was, he always say, "but look at Meme's dress, she is an African princess." The people will say "wow, she look beautiful," and he has the biggest smile on his face again, plus me this time.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Coming soon!


Bronx Princess

Bronx Princess
I recently came upon this interesting documentary about Rocky Otoo.

Rocky Otoo is the Bronx-bred teenage daughter of Ghanaian parents, and she's no pushover. She is a sassy high-achiever bound for college. With freedom in sight, Rocky rebels against her mother's rules. When their relationship reaches a breaking point, Rocky flees to her father, a chief in Ghana. What follows is captured in Bronx Princess, a tumultuous coming-of-age story set in a homeland both familiar and strange. Her precocious — and very American — ideas of a successful, independent life conflict with her father's traditional African values. Reconciling her dual legacies becomes an unexpected chapter in this unforgettable young woman's education. Source : PBS.org

You can watch Bronx Princess here

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Books Update

Son has been fascinated by princess and tinkerbell kind of characters. While we were at the library one day, we stumble upon this book, An African Pricess by Lyra Edmonds. The book made me tear up a little bit when reading it to him. The next day, I said to him, "come up here and have lunch," Shiveli (first born). He said to me "please can you call me an African princess." I suggested that I call him an African Prince, but he refused with tears in his eyes. "I want to be called an African Princess," he said.

I'm reading this book now. It talks a lot about the history of Chicago and Michelle's world when Michelle was growing up, more than I really want to know. I want to learn about her, but again it gives me an insight in her world, I guess.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Zambia’s 45th Independence Anniversary Party

with friends
fashion show


really cool outfits

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Favorite Friday

Book 1

Check out this book by Penda and I. Illustrated by Penda. More books to come.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Father's day at school

Father and son at his school's father's day taking seeds out of a sunflower showing off his rice play box