Tag: Identity
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The sudden, upside-down moment that tore my life in two
Through my two selves, I’m learning to process life anew.
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Sorry, sir, you must have mistaken me for a pensioner!
My knees may be creaky, but I identify as 20-something.
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Change means loss. You have to grieve.
Sometimes, you have to give up something to achieve something greater.
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‘Is this really who I am?’
What happens when your identity is out of sync with where you are in your life?
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The day I met the 101-year-old ancestor who forever changed my life
I can compare the experience to a Xhosa tradition called imbheleko, when a new-born baby is introduced to their ancestors for the first time.
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Why I love my very modern, very mixed-up family
South Africa is a potjiekos of cultures and identities. Kojo Baffoe celebrates the power of heritage and an acknowledges that diversity can be complicated in more ways than one