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Sharing joy and knowledge from an ordinary life

Writing

Through writing, I document my journey in search of joy and knowledge. I traverse aspects of my work in online learning, education and research and I wander through wellness, becoming and being. I embrace complexity, uncertainty and learning.

Frosty leaves on the ground, a sunrise, trees and roofs of houses in the distance
Becoming

365 days

On 10 December 2021, I committed to a daily walk. On Friday 9 December 2022, I celebrated 365 days of

Equity

A minority within a minority

Last month, I attended the BAMEed Network conference, ‘Creating the future with everyone on board’. The first workshop I selected

Reading

Books are an open ticket for a platform in the direction of ‘you, this world and beyond’. This ticket will transport you away from this world with its disorienting noise, its demands, expectations and the things of which you’ve grown weary. You’ll journey through new faces, voices and places that echo of things once known. Through reading, I find a way home to myself, carrying more joy and knowledge than I packed when I left.

A collection of 6 books, laid in a 3x2 grid, covers facing upwards
Becoming

Reading in 2022

Most memorable reads Fiction The School for Good Mothers – Jessamine Chan Read in 2022 Some favourite words: ‘She thought

Long Division book cover
Becoming

Reading in 2021

These are 9 of the 61 books I read in 2021 whose magic will remain with me. Musa Okwonga’s memoir, One

Becoming

Reading in 2020

Ever since the days of Biff, Chip and Kipper, I have loved escaping in the endless number of worlds offered