IF I COULD MEET ANYONE, I WOULD LIKE TO MEET...
YOUTUBE HAS MADE IT VERY EASY FOR ME, ACTUALLY.
I WATCHED A PEN INTERVIEW THAT HAD TREVOR NOAH AND CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE. THEY'RE AWESOME. IN THIS POST I'M JUST GOING TO INTRODUCE THEM. SUBSEQUENTLY, I'LL TAKE THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND WOW YOU WITH THEIR AWESOMENESS!
TREVOR NOAH (I MEAN, WHO DOESN'T LOVE, LOVE, LOVE HIM). YOU SHOULD READ HIS BOOK, BORN A CRIME AND YOU'LL NEVER BE THE SAME!
IF YOU'RE A CRIER, HAVE SOME TISSUES ON HAND. YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY NEED A MOP, COME TO THINK OF IT.HIS INTERVIEWS AND YOUTUBE STAND-UP VIDEOS ARE SPECTACULAR! CHECK THEM OUT.
WATCH THE DAILY SHOW AS WELL. IT'S BETTER THAN A LOT OF TRASHY NEWS OU THERE.
OH, AND I PROMISE: THIS IS NOT AN AD. HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHO I AM- BUT I'LL BE OVER THE MOON IF I COULD MEET HIM ONE DAY. IT'S ONE OF MY DREAMS, GUYS!
CHIMAMANDA NGOZIE ADICHIE. WHO DOESN'T LOVE A SELF-CONFESSED FEMINIST ICON. SHE'S PROUD OF WHO SHE IS, AND I'M PROUD OF HER BECAUSE OF THAT. SHE DOES THE MOST AMAZING THINGS WITH HER HAIR!! I TOOK OUT MY BRAIDS(THEY WERE FANTASTIC BRAIDS, AND I WAS SAD TO LOSE THEM), AND TRIED TO MIMIC HER HAIRSTYLES. I FAILED, BUT I FELT SO MUCH CLOSER TO HER, I WASN'T EVEN VERY UPSET. READ HER BOOKS. AMERICANNAH IS AMAZING. PURPLE HIBISCUS RESONATED DEEPLY WITH ME. HALF OF A YELLOW SUN AND THE THING AROUND YOUR NECK ARE FANTASTIC AS WELL! SHE ALSO HAS FEMINIST BOOKS. THESE ARE MORE LIKE TINY SLICES OF IDEOLOGICAL HEAVEN IN A SINGLE COMPILATION. I SHALL REVIEW THEM IN SUBSEQUENT POSTS. AND FINALLY, HER TED TALKS. START WITH "THE DANGER OF A SINGLE STORY"I'M OVERWHELMED WITH HOW AWESOME THESE TWO ARE. I DON'T THINK I CAN SAY MUCH MORE!