Hello Hippies!! Wawu! Na so the year come take finish like this? I never esperred this year but we got what we got, and made of it what we made of it. My Oscar speech for surviving the year 2020 goes; “I would like to thank the Almighty God for seeing me through this year! …
Hi Hippies!!! I’ve missed you guys! Every week I don’t get to share stories and thoughts with you feels like an entire week of not talking to your closest friends. This really is true, because sharing my thoughts and experiences with you really is as cathartic as writing in a journal. This month has been …
Hey hey Hippies!!! Hope we are all well and keeping safe? So, I see you guys taking Kobe’s side after Hippie In A Suit posted our chats, saying that I was trying to be smooth with him…lol (I’ll still deal with them later…lol). You guys ain’t seen nothing yet o ;). And if you don’t …
Hi Hippies, rather than share a Laraba story this week, we spied a chat between our two community contributors on our platform and couldn’t help but share it instead. We’re also wondering warriz going on between these two 😉 Hope you enjoy getting to know them better! Have a great weekend! Laraba: Hey Kobe, how’s …
Hey Hippies! Hope your week has been good, because it’s been a weird and long week for me. You know when they say that some people just speak without thinking? Well, imagine when it happens consistently, with actions or statements laced with intolerance towards a specific stereotype. This has been my reality for the past …
Hello, my fellow Hippies! What an emotionally charged past week we have all had. I commend us all on our resilience and spirit. I have shared my experiences and thoughts on this in my open letter titled “What Can We Do?”, so please feel free to check the @hippiein_asuit Instagram and Twitter pages to share …
Hello, my fellow Hippies! This is a great time to be alive as a young African, despite all that’s happening. The voices of the African Youth are being heard and I am optimistic that a wave of progressive change is imminent. As my African-American friend, Yaz, would say “Africa, Your Time Is NOW!” However, because …
Expectations! Responsibility! Career! These are weighted words that have followed the average African child in my generation since their childhood. Words thrown around by family and society that have directed the career path of the average child. Well, at the age of 31, I’m finally taking charge of what those words mean to me, changing …
You have probably heard or used the phrase “single and ready to mingle” before, right? Well if you had asked me a year ago, this would have been one of my catchphrases, but fast forward a year and an entire pandemic life later, and I have completely changed my tune. You see, like most late …
I grew up hearing the phrase, “The kitchen is no place for a man”. Unfortunately for my parents, that made me more resolute to outcook my sisters and my mother. I was always creating something that celebrates traditional Ghanaian or West African cuisine; dabbling in continental dishes ever so often. I also played around with …