In this blog, we explore the intersections of my identity from Congo, Uganda, and Canada, merged with the reflections on my journey of overcoming fears and the decision to start blogging. This narrative weaves together the tapestries of my heritage with the transformative power of sharing one's story.

Reflecting on my initial plunge into blogging, this entry revisits the theme of overcoming fears from my first blog, but with an added layer—how I’ve doubled my efforts to confront these challenges and the subsequent deeper insights I’ve gained.

Starting a blog was a daunting prospect. The fears that clouded my mind were much like the dense forests and untamed landscapes of the natural world—intimidating, unpredictable, and full of hidden challenges. Yet, it was precisely this connection to nature that helped me find the courage to begin. Just as a hiker must navigate through the wild...

I battled mental illness without realizing it. Before I received a medical diagnosis in the middle of my university degree, I could not explain why my math and language skills suffered. I lacked clarity of thought and could not speak or write coherently.

Think about the context, setting, characters, plot, literary devices, and themes in a text or story. How do they connect?

For example, in a stage script, consider the setting. Is it a house, church, or a porch? If a porch, then what is the floor? A mat or parquet?

People who believe in objective truthfulness fear death for the wrong reasons, even if it means dying on your own terms. At the final curtain, they regret not having lived an objectively “perfect” life.