I was with Mum in the kitchen. She was in her usual cheerful self when she was with my siblings or with me. We were cooking, prepping, tidying, cleaning in the kitchen while chatting. …

Prompt #21 The worst teacher — I went to a high school in a small city. At the time, it was the only high school in the city that wasn’t occupational or the type of high school that accepted students with exams. We moved to that city a month after schools were opened for that education…

Prompt #20 The Village When I say ‘the village’ in English, I don’t feel I’m able to create the image from my mind for the readers. This is one of those words that culture is woven with the language and it’s hard to separate them from each other. My parents…

Prompt #19 Singing — Music was one of our classes throughout our education, including the first year of high school. Unfortunately, this fun class was rarely filled by music teachers, but when it was, the classes were always so wonderful. The other teachers who covered the music lessons didn’t have a very good agenda…

Prompt #18 Politics — I was so bored at home and wanted to go to school as soon as I could. When I started primary, I quickly developed a passion for stationery items. I tried to write in my school notebooks neatly and keep them tidy. I have a collection of those school books…

Prompt #17 Relationships — As a child, my favourite person was my father. My sister was my best friend and I adored my brother who is five years younger than me. My relationship with my mother changed and got a lot better after I turned a teenager. Constantly moving, my parents made friends from…

Prompt#16 Fruits — I struggle to answer ‘favourite’ questions. It’s limiting especially when you can’t separate between so many that you love so much. I met people who don’t eat fruit at all. It’s quite unbelievable to me, obviously, I’m the opposite. For sure my mother was a great inspiration on this. She…