Author: Trelani
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“Ain’t No Way”: Okra, Perloo, and Proof We All Cousins
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I talk to Moustaph almost every day. He’s my Wolof tutor, based in Senegal. I’m in Savannah, Georgia. Our sessions are part language lesson, part cultural exchange, and part catching up between cousins—because that’s exactly what it feels like we are. We always start with greetings, because in Senegalese culture,…
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How I’ve Been Slowing Down
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A friend got into an accident last week, which was the third one in three months. Usually I ask if he’s okay (he is), if the other people are okay (they are), then I go straight to gratitude for everyone’s safety and leave it at that. This time, though, I…
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If It Ain’t One Thing, It’s Another, but I’m Choosing How I Wanna Feel
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All is well and will be. Control what you can and release what you can’t. I was in the middle of panicking when I heard this—racing downstairs at four in the morning to see what meds we had on hand for my daughter, because we had a flight to catch,…
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Social Media Break: Second Month Off
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It’s now been two months away from IG and FB! This post is a follow-up to my one-month off post. Here’s where I am with it now: The addiction is still the phone I’m doing better at putting it away, but I’m still on it more than I’d like to…
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Social Media Break: First Month Off
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The title “social media break” simplifies things, but I’m only really off Instagram (where I was spending 6-7 hours a day) and Facebook (which I really don’t like no more but keep around like a bad relationship). I kept TikTok because I only follow my children and they’ont play about us…