Girl who wore yellow. Tyrants always fall. Jazmine Walker This quote is from her essay Saving The Boobies Will Not Save Me on Still Furious and Still Brave. Here she notes that Black women develop breast cancer less often than White women, but are 40% more likely to die. Even when controlled for class, Black women still receive inferior healthcare. This is against the backdrop of a culture that thinks we do not feel pain, need less pain medication, heal faster and are “strong” for the purpose of “enduring” the pain from others. I had a friend who got breast cancer before 35 and had a double mastectomy. (via gradientlair) Etiquette for a lady. Girl abroad. So it's been a little while. i wish i could say that i've just been so productively busy that i haven't had time to update, but that's not entirely true. i have been busy, but i could've taken a little time to write... on 18 march i had officially been in new zealand for a month. i realized that this should suggest that i was homesick, or at least missing the things i was used to. now, before my friends and family get all up in arms going 'oh, so you don't miss us?
' i'm going to say yes, i do miss you. but really, the people i know and left are the only things that i miss. the people and food. i would kill for steak 'n' shake. but despite missing my loved ones, my dog, and the crap food that i used to stuff myself with, i'm extremely happy. i had premonitions of being here, completely miserable and alone. i can't tell you how many times i would ask my mother 'do you think i'll make any friends? ' Lie of the mind.