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I'm on a quest to visit every country in Africa (and quite a few other places). Keep up with my travels here.

Glamping at the Karenge Bush Camp
Rwanda Travel 

Glamping at the Karenge Bush Camp

June 9, 2016 Donna 0

My first thought about camping is that it seems to be an odd hobby. I love the smell of clean

Views from Akagera National Park
Rwanda Travel 

Views from Akagera National Park

June 7, 2016 Donna 0
Visiting The Source of the Nile (and Obama is Ugandan?)
Travel Uganda 

Visiting The Source of the Nile (and Obama is Ugandan?)

August 19, 2015 Donna 1
Conversations in Malawi
Malawi Travel 

Conversations in Malawi

April 9, 2015 Donna 2
The Stereotypes We Face When Traveling While Jamaican
Jamaica Travel 

The Stereotypes We Face When Traveling While Jamaican

April 9, 2015 Donna 7

I have a lot of opinions...

#WebSeriesSoBlack (Your Alternative to #OscarsSoWhite)
Opinion 

#WebSeriesSoBlack (Your Alternative to #OscarsSoWhite)

February 2, 2016 Donna 0

If you’ve been paying any attention to entertainment news lately, you’ve probably seen the online criticism of all Academy Award

Celebrating Marlon James, But Only In Part?
Jamaica Opinion Social Commentary 

Celebrating Marlon James, But Only In Part?

October 22, 2015 Donna 15
Don’t go to law school just to “save the world”
Opinion 

Don’t go to law school just to “save the world”

August 15, 2012 Donna 0
When is a dream too costly to pursue?
Opinion 

When is a dream too costly to pursue?

August 11, 2012 Donna 0
Opinion 

On Dawn Harper & Lolo Jones: How (Not) To Be A Gracious Loser

August 8, 2012August 3, 2015 Donna 7 Comments athletics, dawn harper, lolo jones, Olympics, track and field

Dawn Harper won the gold medal in the 100m hurdles at the 2008 Olympics. She won the silver this week

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Jamaica 

On Track with Jamaica

August 5, 2012August 30, 2014 Donna 0 Comment Olympics, shelly-ann fraser-pryce, track and field, usain bolt

This is my attempt to jump in on the #30in30 blog series started by Erik Parker which I learned about via

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Jamaica Music reggae 

My Favorite Bob Marley Songs

February 6, 2012August 30, 2014 Donna 2 Comments black history month, Bob Marley, Jamaica, reggae

If I had the time, I would write a detailed post about how Bob Marley’s legacy is much more than

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Jamaica Opinion 

Respect is Just the Minimum

January 26, 2012August 3, 2015 Donna 0 Comment andrew holness, barack obama, governor brewer, portia simpson-miller

Greetings Earthlings, I am taking a break from self-imposed blogging sabbatical (read: I just wasn’t making blogging a priority) to

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dancehall Jamaica Opinion 

Image is Everything

December 4, 2010August 3, 2015 Donna 1 Comment 2010 soul train awards, dancehall, gyptian, reggae

Yes, I jacked the title from the old Sprite commercials. I don’t quite agree with that characterization of life. I’m

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dancehall Jamaica Music Opinion 

Separating the Artist(e) from his Art

October 13, 2010August 3, 2015 Donna 4 Comments bounty killer, dancehall, Jamaica, Music

Just a few hours after I wondered out loud (via twitter) what had happened to @cucumberjuice, she sent up a

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Music 

Song of the Day: Nina Simone – Four Women

March 2, 2010August 30, 2014 Donna 0 Comment black history month, four women, nina simone

This could be in honor of Women’s History Month or a throwback to Black History Month. But really, it’s because

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Lifestyle Opinion 

Rising Above Mediocrity

February 8, 2010August 3, 2015 Donna 0 Comment black, black history month, Lifestyle

We’re finally getting to do something, we’ve been denied the right to DO SOMETHING, to have anything for so long

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Music 

Song of the Day: Fiona Apple – Why try to change me now?

January 29, 2010August 30, 2014 Donna 0 Comment fiona apple, Music

I’m sentimental So I walk in the rain I’ve got some habits That I can’t explain Could start for the

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Opinion 

Living life on the hamster wheel

January 17, 2010August 3, 2015 Donna 0 Comment hamster wheel, Lifestyle, lifestyle design, rat race

In a recent fit of over-analysis, I realized that most of us live a scripted life. From our childhood we

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About DonnaTruly

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Hi, I’m Donna. I'm a Jamaican woman living in Rwanda. I believe we should all get free or die trying. I find freedom in words. On this blog, I celebrate being a multidimensional woman. I have many interests: travel, education, PanAfricanism, the black diaspora, Jamaica, law, natural hair, postcolonial literature, running, politics, women’s issues, and more. I write about them all. You can also get in touch with me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. I love a good conversation :-)
Do you have a question about travel, working and living abroad, going to law school, or something related? Send me your question via the Contact form, and I might answer it one Wednesday in the #AskDonna series.

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