How to respond when someone tries to touch your hair

I have been pet before. I’m not lying. It happened at the graduating ceremony of a pre-law program I completed one summer while in college. I don’t know where this man came from, but I remember standing around networking or talking with my family and out of nowhere this older white guy approached me, stopped, smiled and patted my head like I was one of his pets. I felt so confused, violated and belittled. He didn’t say a word or ask my name. He didn’t tell me congratulations, or maybe he did. But what I remember most was this chum grin, fat pink hand and the sensation of being pat on the head like a pet.

LifestyleAcasia O.January 15, 2018Hair, Natural Hair, African American Hair, Locs, Afro, Weave, How To, Don't Touch My HairComment

How to learn another language

But really, I have the utmost respect for anyone who speaks more than one language. Most people I know can only speak one. Even worse are the people who make fun of men and women who speak broken English or with a thick accent when they themselves can only speak one language. I’m judging them (or you if you mock non-Native English Speakers). It’s hard to learn another language and increasingly exhausting the older you get. But it’s not an impossible feat. I’m going to share with you a few of the things that are currently helping me learn Spanish and any other language that I’ve attempted to learn.

Travel, LifestyleAcasia O.January 10, 2018Language, How To, PracticeComment