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“Where I am from”. By Melissa Nkenguruke. I am from old books, from Danielle Steel, from Barbara Cartland and Mary Higgins Clark. I am from Burundi, the drums, the traditional dance, the heart of Africa;. from a tiny, poor, overpopulated country with many diseases, they say.
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“Where I am from” By Melissa Nkenguruke
I am from old books, from Danielle Steel,from Barbara Cartland and Mary Higgins Clark.
I am from Burundi, the drums, the traditional dance, the heart of Africa;
from a tiny, poor, overpopulated country with many diseases, they say BUT I SAY I COME FROM A NO WINTER SEASON, TREES, MOUNTAINS AND BLESSED LAND WITH BEACH.
I am from the dreams of Chinese gardens with apple and cherry blossoms and dreams of 19th century French fashion apogee and British royal residences.
I am from school uniform, from “the clew of achievement is to go beyond your limits”, from “it’s good but you can do better” and from hard work ethic. I AM FROM MY FATHER’S SAYING “THERE IS NO HOLIDAY FOR ME”. I REMEMBER FOLLOWING HIM AT HIS OFFICE IN WEEKENDS IN ORDER TO MIMIC HIS GESTURES, HIM WORKING AT HIS COMPUTER AND ME ON THE OLD TYPEWRITER INVENTING NEW WORDS…A NEW WORLD.
I come from Thursdays and Sundays of choir rehearsals,from Wednesdays and Fridays of acting rehearsals,from Mondays and Saturdays of school activitiesand from missing my duty of being a good friend.
I am from my mother’s speech with complicated words, her lawyer language, her ingenuity in healthy dishes and from her daily pray.
I am from the mature little girl at home with two parents,four security guards (my brother) and a twin (my sister). I AM FROM THE SMELL OF BAKING FLOOR AND FRESH BREAD, AND FROM FEEDING MY SECRET DREAM TO BECOME A BAKER.
FIN (END) Thank you.
