Chipo Chipaziwa's Blog

I never really paid much attention to Facebook until of recently, Thursday the 12th of November to be exact. I remember seeing various Facebook statuses written along the lines of: “To the students of color at Mizzou, we, student allies at [the name of the university the user is attending], stand with you in solidarity. To those who would threaten their sense of safety, we are watching. ‪#‎ConcernedStudent1950‪#‎InSolidarityWithMizzou” Prior to seeing the Facebook posts, I had already read news articles explaining the events that occurred at the University of Missouri. Despite…read more

I have been thinking about my eye vision lately. When I was in fourth grade, I noticed that reading the white board became increasingly difficult as the school year went on. I knew that my father wore glasses, but that didn’t raise any red flags because the rest of my family didn’t wear any. That was until my one of my oldest sisters told my parents that she too was having difficultly seeing long distance. I took this as my chance to confess to my parents that my own eye…read more