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Yesterday took me back to February 12  2012  in Libreville Gabon. The memories are becoming blare and blare by the day but the feeling is something I will never forget. I wish I could write about all the games we had but 12-year-old me holds all the memories much better so I won't attempt.  What I do remember though is the final. I use to watch soccer with my uncle. Uncle Ben. He loved the game so much. He introduced me to it. Soccer was what played on TV every time with the exception of the news channels.  So his love for soccer made me love the game too. And today, soccer is my favorite game.  So came  AFCON 2012 finals, we were in the living room,  Uncle B, Aunt Nalu, Aunt Queen, and me. Watching the game so close, counting every move, every dribble. We rose without thinking when the  ball went toward the Ivorian goalkeeper, We sat tight to our seats when it approached Kennedy Mweene.  Every kick mattered, every corner, every on-target sho...

It's finally over, The semester is done. Sophomore year is finito.  You already know what time it is, summer is here. Time to refresh, re-energize, reflect, reimagine, and just live. It's time to let that hair down, put on some shorts and cute dress, and let the sun beam on our skins. It's time too to catch up on some reading, movies, learn a skill, have conversations with long-distance friends, and perhaps travel or so. This semester was eventful. There was so much going on from its onset to the end. Taking care of myself has become to me a choice I have to make every day. I fed myself way better, I managed to eat enough meals and I took notice of the types of foods I was taking in. I made it intentional to swap fries for a meal salad. I ate more fruits, I drank more water. I cooked more homemade meals too which made me super happy. I also played a lot of tennis. I went from not knowing how to hold a racket to now feeling like I can swing it in different ways. A sport I ne...