100 Things

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100 things about me…

I was born in Accra, Ghana at a military hospital. I was named for Elsa, the Lioness, you’ve probably read about her in Joy Adamson’s novel Born Free which chronicles her experiences raising Elsa from cub to lioness I lived in a house with no running water or electricity for the first seven years of my life I’ve been a vegetarian for over half a decade I’m estranged from my father I’m the fourth of five children; I have three brothers and a sister I was born in the year of the dragon I’ve lived in Freetown, Sierra Leone I’m afraid of suburbia I’m left-handed I think I could be a great writer if I tried I’ve lived in Montgomery Village, Maryland My parents finally divorced when I was twelve; I wasn’t sad I’m cautious of soy products, which is ironic since I’m a vegetarian I’ve lived in London, England My greatest fear is being buried alive I truly believe I’ll make a lousy parent My parents used to be devout followers of Sathya Sai Baba The longest I’ve lived in one place at time is 5 years I never met my paternal grandmother even though she lived well into my adulthood I’m considered quite liberal in my political and social views I don’t drink coffee I normally have these dreams where I’m always reluctantly preparing for a trip. I have a driver’s license but I hardly ever drive I had no friends when I was growing up, that hasn’t changed much. Religion scares me I’ve stayed in Copenhagen, Denmark briefly – a lonely time in my life I spent my teenage years with my dad and his new wife I love silence I live in a predominantly gay neighbourhood My father was a misguided hippie who thought we could live off the earth We tried to live off the earth and failed miserably for seven years My father got a job afterwards that allowed him to travel the world I was baptised in the Presbyterian church Although she died before I could really get to know her, my maternal grandmother is my hero I doubt I will ever have children or get married My mother is a breast cancer survivor I live in Vancouver, BC My mother worked 50 years for the same company I’ve ran Three half marathons, I hope to run a marathon one day When I was ten I wanted to change my name to Lucinda The favourite book as a child was The Secret Garden I got expelled from my private prep school for tardiness During my years with my dad I wasn’t allowed to see my mother I’m a cancer I “ran away†from home when I turned 21 and never looked back I used to be mad at my mother for some of the choices she made My ancestors journeyed from the northwest of the Niger River to settle in central Ghana. I am pro-choice I’m a gadget junkie I’ve never lived alone, except briefly in college I learned to crochet when I was eleven I have inexplicably small toe nails I don’t mind being alone I’ve never had a hang over I wear contacts and glasses I’m not afraid of death, I’m afraid of pain I had chicken pox when I was a teenager I live twenty minutes from the US border I make my own bagels, it’s pretty easy I was a Brownie who didn’t go on to be a Girl Guide/Scout My siblings and I once drove thirteen hours each way from Maryland to Indiana My other name is Nanayaa, a traditional name given to girls born on Thursday I’ve been blogging since 2001, my first blog was on Diaryland I wore braces as an adult I was briefly a born-again Christian I consider myself a feminist I LOVE Christmas I’m a hopeless romantic I’ve never broken a bone or had surgery I still have my wisdom teeth, tonsils and appendix attached to me I have an unrealistic fear of underground parking lots I didn’t have seasonal allergies until I moved to Vancouver I’m not a vegan, but I prefer to bake vegan most of the time I think I may have a slight form of OCD I was once detained at the airport in Copenhagen, I don’t remember what for. I’ve never been paid for sex, I guess it’ll depend on the person and sum when it comes to it I’m selfish and I’m ok with it I love running sometimes I am Canadian I love cleaning I’m almost 5’5†I write better than I speak I’m an introvert, I sometimes find it tiring to be around people I don’t know I use to love the rain until I moved to Vancouver I wish I could sing I’ve lived in six countries I’m sixteen years older than I think I don’t think I’m responsible enough to have pets I get restless if I stay at one place for a long time I finally finished my bucket list My oldest brother is a pastor I’m on twitter My sixty-eight year old traditional African mother supports same-sex marriage I used to have panic attacks as a teenager that got misdiagnosed as asthma I can’t eat avocados anymore, I get a sudden bout of nausea whenever I try I’m easily distracted by shiny things My sister, a friend and I once spent the night in a car at a grocery store parking lot in Rehoboth Beach, DE I’m not into giving or receiving pain I was born in the wrong era, I should have been born in the future
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