October 26, 2018
Growing up with so much love from Maggie and all my brothers and sisters back home, I was concerned about being alone and not fitting here. Will I have friends? Will I be able to keep up with the Academics? Am I good enough to be here? Looking back to when I was applying for college in America, I do not regret my decision at all. In fact, I think it was one of the best and bravest decisions I have made so far.
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October 18, 2018
All my life I have been called Nisha and now all of sudden I am called Mamdaba. It’s weird how you feel so connected to one name and how important your identity is. But I like my Senegalese name as well. I will always be Mamdaba to my host family and my community in Senegal. Sometimes having this new different name makes me think I am a different and new me.
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April 11, 2018
My name is Ching Ching Wong. I'm a dancer, I love the Kopila kids, and I love momos. I'll be guest posting on BlinkNow's Instagram account while I'm here sharing M.A.D. for Kopila (Music, Art, and Dance!). I left my job of 7 years as a professional contemporary dancer last October and reached out to the Kopila team with a dream to share dance.
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