13 years ago today, Mandela Day, an intrepid striker entered my life and my heart. He is a true champion, both on and off the pitch, and to know him is to smile and to have hope for the world. Happy birthday, Taiye Marriott @tai_the_boss ❤️🎉🎈 (at Brooklyn, New York)
"Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day."
“I was told ‘This is sinful’,” said rural birth control saleswoman Samina Khaskheli. “In our village, there was no information about family planning. Many women died during childbirth.”
“Before the culture was rigid, but now they’ve gradually accepted family planning,” says Samina, the Marvi worker, motioning to the group huddled around her. “I am proud I can teach women about both the Qur’an and birth control.”
Powers derived from the written word, red dirt roads, irony, pepper sauce, flexible working arrangements, Africa. Heavily reliant on the Indian Ocean, jacarandas, children, mangoes, the moon. Vodka. Extended dance sessions. Preferably the latter two together.
