Afropolitaine

About

Internationally mobile, young woman of African descent. Making her mark on the world.

You’ll know me by my funny blend of London fashion, New York jargon, African ethics, & academic successes.
I am an ethnic mix, e.g. Guinee and Côte d'Ivoire, plus a cultural mutt: American accent, European affect, African ethos. I am multilingual: in addition to English and a Romantic or two, I understand some Fula and Diula and speak Nouchi, an African urban vernacular.

There is at least one place on the African continent to which I tie my sense of self: be it a nation-state (Côte d'Ivoire), a city (Conakry), or an auntie’s kitchen. Then there’s the G8 city or two (or three) that I know like the backs of my hands.

I am an Afropolitan: not a citizen, but an African of the world.