My third name:

Erica Riyannah Wangari

17 years young

5'10

Ugandan/Kenyan

Nigerian in my past life

Singer trying to be songwriter

Arguer

Jesus Freak

4th member of Destiny Child

The name of my blog is my 3rd name given to me by my late Kenyan grandmother,The name Wangari stems from the Kikuyu word ngari meaning "leopard" it also has meanings such as ''leader'' '''spiritual' and ''kind hearted'' all traits I wish to have. I have always liked the name Wangari and am so glad I was given the name,as my grandmother gave my mum a list of names to call me which I might add were all hers  and said 'pick one' The other choices were Mary and another Magdalena. Even though Mary gave birth to Jesus I don't think that name would've hit home as much as Wangari. Wangari other than my brown skin is the only thing that ties me back to my African roots. 

My first name is Erica, I was named after the black goddess herself Erykah Badu. My second name is Riyannah given to me by my grandfather. My 4th name is Beyoncè

 but I don't really advertise that one due to security reasons.

I was born in England on the 9th of May 1997 to Mariam and David. Sadly things didn't work out between my parents and my mother and I jetted off to Ireland. 

I was apparently the happiest child of all time who never stopped smiling or laughing or bringing joy to others so basically I was the freaking sun from the Teletubbies. When we first moved to Ireland we lived in a little town called Wicklow. We then moved to Dublin the capital and in 2002 my mother gave birth to the armpit I call my brother Liam. 

<-the armpit and I 

    

Then it was bye-bye Ireland and hello South Africa. 

South Africa was our home for 4 years. 

We lived in Northern Suburbs of Cape Town,where nothing happens. 

boo! mum just boo!

I went to Panorama Primary School for the first year that I was there I was one of 2 black girls in the grade I was not used to this as I was usually the only black kid in the class. For some reason everyone thought her and I were going to be automatic friends like a force in the universe would bind us together because of our skin and we would become one,we were but that's besides the point. I did however become friends with a little Portuguese girl called Sabrina who soon became my best friend but then ditched me for a Korean girl (thanks Sabrina)after 2 and a 1/2 years at Panorama my mother moved me to a private boarding school in PE called DSG. I HATED IT OMG I HATED IT SO MUCH I CAN'T EVEN EXPRESS TO YOU HOW SAD I WAS It was an amazing school one of the best I have ever been to and my mothers money didn't go to waste I learnt things there that I wouldn't have learnt anywhere else but goodness were the girls in my grade terrible to me.

After 1 year and a 1/2 I left DSG and moved to Uganda and went to Rainbow. That was just a hilarious experience I met people at Rainbow that I will be life long friends with. After a year and a 1/2 of Rainbow I moved to Heritage. Heritage is an American Christian missionary school the size of a peanut,everyone knows everyone it's so small that we had cups with our names on them this was nothing compared to Rainbow. 

I had 8 people in my class. EIGHT DO YOU HEAR ME? EIGHT! 

This was the first time I actually read the bible and tried to understand what I was reading and take it all in, I was the narrator in Joseph and The Technicolor coat and The Grinch.I used to complain about how boring Heritage was but it kept me grounded.

<- such a spice 

In the summer of 2011 we headed to Kenya, where I attended...... let's just not talk about that. Kenya was a waste of time for me,I did however meet my boo Patti.

After 8 months of nothingness mama decided that the best idea was to move us back to South Africa. 

I then attended Edgemead High School. I didn't feel like I fitted in that much at first,black girl with a confused American-ish accent who didn't really understand how it worked,I did meet a few people that became my friends,they aren't my friends any more so there shall be no picture of them *skips story*

I met Zoe the 2nd year I was at Edgemead,she is EXACTLY like me except she's white,skinny,ruder and WAY SMARTER than me. Zoe was and is still my left hip and even though we don't talk everyday when we do it's like we never stopped. 

July 2014 I made the big move to England to do my A-levels. 

One Sunday I decided to accompany my doughnut of a cousin to church,I didn't think much of it I was just ready to sing a couple of hymns say a prayer and leave,oh but no. It changed my life. I don't even know how to explain it to you,God just touched me that Sunday and after that I swore I would keep coming back. it's been 4 months since I joined and I feel like I've been here my whole life, There are so many things God has in store for me at this church and in 2015 I just can't wait to embark on this journey and share it all with you. 

This blog will contain all the things that I do in my life,past and present experiences,my views on pressing topics and a few black girl chronicles. I am not the best writer but I shall do my best besides this is a learning experience,Soon words will flow through me easily and my posts will get better.

This year is going to be AWESOME. 

Wangari x