So, after loads and loads of stressful things, annoyances and all, I’m out. Out here on my way, and treading unknown paths mostly on my own, the feeling of it being my way is so much more intense … Continue reading
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For starters, I didn’t know a website would offer their service to analyse a made-up word like Vuyogo for its numerological meaning, whatever that is. But I came across one, and what they have to offer is a valuable description of the personality behind Vuyogo. Scarily, that’s got to be me. Now read for yourselves in how far it applies. I consider highlighting passages that I personally find very apt. Continue reading
Maria Popova’s Brainpickings: a “one-woman labor of love — a subjective lens on what matters in the world and why. Mostly, it’s a record of [M.P.’s] own becoming as a person — intellectually, creatively, spiritually — and an inquiry into how to live and what it means to lead a good life.”
Music Time in Africa: “Ethnomusicologist and Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what’s happening in African music with exclusive interviews, cultural information, and of course, great music — including rare recordings from the Leo Sarkisian Library of African Music.”
Blogs
Mulberry Mongoose (Kate, I believe) – I met her at a fair in Lusaka. I especially love her Chapters 1-3 on the move from London to the Zambian bush.
On travelling by Vagabonding Fitz, actually Greg, with whom I spent two great evenings in Liwonde, Malawi.
Katchie Nzama’s (South Africa) blog about her travels in Africa. She’s one of still few black African travellers.
On Jozie: LizAtLancaster
Welcome to Vuyogo!
I write about traveling and whatever else I find is worth sharing of my life’s journey. Although my native tongue is German, English is my second home, linguistically speaking, and it is the one which all of my friends share. Hence the choice of English as a medium here. I may write something in German though, but I’m certainly not planning on translating or re-writing everything in a second language.
I chose the title Vuyogo, which is inspired by the !Xhosa word vuyo for ‘joy’ or ‘rejoice’. (For a numerological reading click here) My friend Vuyi gave it to me as a nickname when we first met at the Lake of Stars Festival in Malawi in 2014. And I’m happy to use it as my nickname 😉 (for instance here), in addition to other nicknames, such as Drik – which is an all-too obvious pun on my real name, Dirk.
