Author Archives: Fatou Keita | Trinity College Dublin

Connecting and Redefining Relations

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Fatou Keita | Trinity College Dublin

Whenever I introduce myself in these past months and say where I am from, people always get excited…No NOT about Guinee of course, because most people do not even know which continent my birthplace is, especially when I don’t lead … Continue reading →

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I was ready to quit…

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Fatou Keita | Trinity College Dublin

In my January blog, I wrote about how excited I was for the conference I was planning through my internship with AkiDwA and Wezesha. However, at 2:30 am on January 25th (a couple hours before the event), and after 15+ … Continue reading →

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A Little Feeling of Home?

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Fatou Keita | Trinity College Dublin

A few months ago, I was sitting in Nando’s with two of my Mitchell fellows getting ready to have my first ever experience at the “Afro-“ Portuguese chain restaurant, when I heard a familiar song—“La Guinee Sore” by Fode Baro, … Continue reading →

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Tabbing into the Spirit of the Cailleach

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Fatou Keita | Trinity College Dublin

Sitting on a bus, on a sunny Saturday afternoon (October 20th), I wondered if I made the right choice–I almost got off at the stop before my destination, to head back to Trinity College. But then that voice went off … Continue reading →

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