Becoming 30

Letter to Self

Dear Shewa, This is the year you have been waiting for. The year you have been praying for, because being 30 represents a new beginning....

Becoming30 August's Question

I think about who I was as a young girl: opinionated, silly, loud, always concerned with how I presented myself. I internalized all the...

Becoming30 July's Question

One normal Sunday afternoon during lunch, I suddenly felt an unwelcome acquaintance come into my space: tension. It crept slowly into my...

Becoming30 June's Question

I love this photo. It is the manifestation of a dream. I was around 18 when I first started learning about all the ways in which...

Becoming30 May's Questions

Becoming30 is a writing project that I developed out of my depression during 2015-2017. This was during the height of the Black Lives...

Becoming30 April's Question

Becoming30 is a writing project that is essentially about building self-awareness. Through this documented reflection, my goal is...

Dear Mr. Baldwin

Dear Mr. Baldwin, I first met you when I was twenty-seven, I had recently returned to our nation with much reservation. Similar to you, I...