“If we don’t talk about and celebrate our culture, nobody else will!” I came to the UK as a young child and as much as I missed home, I found settling in to the Western way of life a seamless experience. Growing up Sierra Leonean in the UK was culturally […]
If you’re a young Sierra Leonean who’s grown up in the diaspora and you love Sierra Leone like you say you do, there should be no reason why you shouldn’t learn to read and write standardised Krio. This book is a beginner’s guide to reading and writing Krio, written by […]
For 16years, I had no idea I had been homeless. Granted, I had clothes and a roof over my head, never missed a meal or slept rough but my heart, my heart had never been at ease… until I rediscovered home. Returning home 16 years after departing, you find that […]
Pray Day, commonly known as ‘Eid’ al fitr, is a celebration by muslims all over the world, marking the end of Ramadan, or as Sierra Leoneans call it ‘fast month.’ As a child growing up in a muslim household, this was the most exciting month. The community buzz was high as […]
Imagine being on a working-holiday in a hotel that’s more luxurious than your home has ever been to you. You generally enjoy the experience of many necessities that’s lacking in your home, but from time to time, you’re reminded by other staff that even with your indefinite leave to remain […]
Fambul dÉ›m, una dÉ”n yÉ›ri? Di Salon at É›n kÉ”lchÉ” fÉ›stival nain dÉ”n kam bak so! “Na wetin dat?” a yÉ›ri una de aks? WÉ›l dis na di nÉ”mba wan sÉ›libreshÉ”n É”f wi yÉ”ng pipul dÉ›m frÉ”m É”l ova di wÉ”l. Dis nÉ”to jÉ”s ingland É” salon tiÅ‹ o… dis […]
Having just returned from Sierra Leone two days prior, I was still in the Salone frame of mind, and walking into SLACfest immediately transported me back home. I bought some homemade ginger beer from one of the stalls and made my way around the room. The temperature was above 25 […]
WÉ›l wÉ›l wÉ›l… wetin dÉ”n kam so ba?! The Sierra Leone Arts & Culture festival returns for a second year to a bigger, brighter and better venue on Saturday October 20th. Tickets on sale from 31st August via eventbrite. Click yaso to buy tickets. For family discounts, you can reach us […]
After what seems like an eternity, plenty of rallying, and thousands of pot comas (lids) sold/stolen in anticipation… it is now official, the land that we love, our sweet Salone, formally known as the people’s Republic of Sierra Leone, has a new PRESIDENT! In the past year since my first […]
16 years. Yes 16 years. Not one, not two, not even 12, but 16 years. That’s how long I had been away from the place I refer to as home. I moved to England at the tender age of 12 years old. I had always been a bubbly child and […]