Things people may not know about me…

Someone once told me that Its very hard to know who I am because I am not an open book. Just in case you agree with that, here is a list of things you may not know about me:

• I am the oldest of eight siblings
• My favourite board game Is scrabble
• I speak English better than I speak my dialect….I know, very embarrassing
• Cadbury chocolate is my favourite chocolate, sorry Belgium friends
• I have a phobia of snakes and chameleons
• I am allergic to cats and dogs
•  I eat fries with mayonnaise
• I am a tea person, especially camomile and chai masala
• I was best athlete of the year twice of the year in secondary School
• I speak fluent French and some Dutch 🙂
• My favourite colour is purple
• I hate my Zambian name though I use it sometimes.
• I have a niece named after me
• I was born and grew up in Ndola, Zambia
• I am passionate about running
• I have a 24-year old son
• I’ve been living in Belgium for 19 years
• I have ran two half marathons
• My favourite flowers are lilies, though red roses would be nice too;-)
• I love travelling but haven’t done much of that yet.
• I am very emotional but I don’t like people seeing me cry
• When I was about 3yrs old, I got lost and spent a night in the bush and someone found me next morning.
• I never leave my house without making my bed. No matter how messy my house is, my bed is always made
• My dream job was to be a television news anchor
• I love hanging out with friends, though sometimes I think I do most of the talking….I am learning to talk less and listen more.
• I have 11 medals attained from my official runs
• I am afraid of heights – Taking off and landing when I fly, is a nightmare for me
• My ‘Me Time ‘ is either taking a 2 – 3 hour reflective walk or staying in my pjs and binging on Netflix series 🙂
• I sing In the African Choir of my church
• I give second second chances to people but when I am done, I am done
• I am Zambian….some people think I am Kenya because most of my friends are Kenyan and almost all  my colleagues are Kenyans too.
• I love knitting – (No I am not 80 years old, I love It because Its relaxing and I can make a few euros in the process).
• I am very patient but my patience has an expiry date 🙂
• I am an ambivert , though more an introvert than an extrovert :-).
• I am passionate about natural hair…… I’ve been natural for 4 years and I am loving the journey.
• I am not perfect but I consider myself a good friend and I go out of my way to help and be there for my friends but I don’t appreciate pretentious friends
• My favourite food is Nshima (Zambia’s staple food made from maize flour and can eaten with beef, chicken, fish or veggies)
• My favourite Belgian food is Frites Carbonade (fries with beef stew) and warm waffles with whip cream & vanilla ice cream😊

There you have it, now you know a little bit more about me ;-).