Comments on: Angry Loneliness

By: Dark Angel

Dark Angel — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:20:31 +0000

Hopefully now you’re feeling all better… wonder how I’ll deal with it when i finally move to DK!

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Why do people blog?, a crawler’s findings « amitGupta — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:05:30 +0000

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By: Catwalq

Catwalq — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:22:18 +0000

I admire your honesty…

how about you create a project or something just for you. If you wish for a social life, how about you create one that revolves around you and your home?
Throw a party and invite anyone that you know. It could be just to watch a movie that reminds you of home so that can introduce your culture to your new friends…
It can be a Ugandan food tasting event
A book reading or something…

U will think of something. And you will find people to participate because you are not alone

By: mrembo

mrembo — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:34:16 +0000

@K: I find myself agreeing with everything you said. I have been having an little introspection since I posted this and giving myself a little kick up the backside. On the same hand I will not deny what I feel and my writing about it gets it out of the system.

@Bomesh: Now booze is scary..but I hear you.

By: bomseh

bomseh — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:09:01 +0000

And you wonder how people get addicted to booze. Home is best, if only those greedy fools in government would behave, I’d go back.

By: k

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:59:21 +0000

To be honest…every foreigner goes through that stage..especially depending on how long you have been here…I am getting to that stage..although all my friends are here..I want to go back to my people, my land, but and I repeat BUT! life is soooooooo hard, you are really sometimes better off here. We have been softened up..we now have feelings..we are not numb…people back home are numb, they will do anything to get by…I say..keep yourself very busy and enjoy life…your blood is where you are from…not your ID.

By: mrembo

mrembo — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:29:54 +0000

@31337:- I join you in toasting to positivity.

@Prou & Gish: Things are actually good and did get better. Sometimes as I am sure you know, I feel down and things just get to me. Then I blog to get it out, otherwise I end up carrying it and that just leads to bad things all around. Thanks for the hugs.

@Linda: I believe i have read only one of her books about two years ago. That is if I am thinking of the right person. She is a Nigerian writer is she not?

@Aco: Good to know that there are people who understand the feeling. … though not sure I should be glad at there are people feeling the same way.

By: acolyte

acolyte — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:58:14 +0000

I feel your pain gal, in some ways I can relate because even though there are Kenyans out there; I am not in the Kenyan mix and still you cant just go to someone’s house given the distances and the schedules people keep out here.
Plus appearances aside Americans arent the most sociable people to foreigners in this day and age. At least you get to go home, in that area I envy you.
Just stick in there, you are not alone!

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:52:46 +0000

hi Mrembo,

Have you ever read anything by Buchi Emecheta? If you haven’t, start with Second-Class Citizen, I’m sure you’ll like it. It’s quite an interesting read. Something about this post reminded me of that book.

I’ll be more than happy to get you a copy if you email me your address. Take care.
Linda

By: Gish

Gish — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:33:22 +0000

{{{Mrembo}}} hope you better now. Chin up this too will pass.