The Displaced African

Would You Move in with Your Partner Before Marriage?

September 3rd, 2008

My co-host on SARFM radio (I get tickled silly that I can say that), Pammy, sent me an email asking me to check out a video.

The Topic of the Video: Should You Move in with Him?

It was 3 African women discussing whether or not they should move in with a man while living in the disapora. Check out the Youtube video right here:

What’s Very Cool About the Video?

Is its something that’s relevant to me and that I can relate to: I have many friends and acquaintances who have moved in with their romantic and sexual partners.

Sure its very common for Westerners to do it, actually here in Oz de facto couples have almost equal rights to marriage couples depending on the duration of their union, but very rarely is it discussed by us for us.

So Check Out the Video

Leave some Youtube comments and let them know what you think. If you have anything to add to the topic area, you are free to leave a comment below.

Have an awesome day,

Mwangi

Tags: African immigrant relationships, African relationships, come we stay, de facto relationships
Posted in Beyond Mandingo: Having Super-Duper Relationships | 13 Comments »

Why Don’t We Call Ourselves African Australians?

September 3rd, 2008

A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to participate in a documentary on the Ethiopian youth who live in commission housing in a suburb called Carlton.

Considering my shallow understanding of the topic area, I invited along a friend of mine from church – big up to U – who just happened to be of Ethiopian descent and happened to be working in the migrant resource centre (not in Carlton though).

Interesting Question Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: African Australian, African immigrant, African immigration, Australian immigration
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Something That Happens to A Lot of Newbie Immigrants That’s Almost Never Discussed

August 31st, 2008

I get the strange feeling I have written this article before: if I have, apologies but recent discussions I have had have added some greater depth to this topic area.

Growing up I have always had this sense that I was Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: African immigrants, Immigrant relationships, Making friends abroad, Making friends in Australia, relationships
Posted in Immigrant stories, Lessons from the Land Down Under, My Story Since I Landed in Australia, The Immigrant's Survival Toolkit | No Comments »

Are You Interested in Podcasting?

August 29th, 2008

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Tags: African Path, Benin Mwangi, Displaced African Podcast, My Podcasting Tutor, Podcast course, Podcasting
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My 4 Hour Work Week Journey: Niche Selection and Cash Flow Muses

August 28th, 2008

This is day 11 (well in truth much longer, probably 2-3 months now but my 10th post) of My 4 Hour Work Week Journey. Please make sure you read the rest of the articles that came before this one to understand where I am in the journey. Click here to buy a copy of the 4 hour work week and go on the journey with me.

**For English subtitles please select “Danish” from the “Choose Language….” drop down menu**

It took me more than 6 weeks to find a niche and as I type this I have known the niche I wish to target for quite a few weeks.

Nevertheless, for your benefit I would like to walk you through my niche selection process.

Stage in the Process Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 4 hour work week, 4 hour workweek, cash flow muse, Four hour work week, lifestyle design, Timothy Ferriss
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Mwangi and Coach Caroline Discuss Culture Shock and the Psychology of African Immigrants

August 26th, 2008

Let me apologize for constantly interjecting with”Yup!”, “Yes!” and “Mh mh” all the time. The mindset I went into this audio with was that it was a discussion as opposed to an interview and so that’s why I kept making those interjections.

That aside, I think this interview is extremely valuable.

Repetition of Truth Read the rest of this entry »

Coach Caroline and Mwangi discuss African immigration issues [46:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Tags: African immigrants, African immigration, Caroline Jalango, culture shock, leadership psychology
Posted in Beyond Mandingo: Having Super-Duper Relationships, Displaced African Podcast, The Psychology of an African Leader | No Comments »

What is the Most Powerful Force on Earth?

August 24th, 2008

This Article Was Inspired by the Fresh Prince of Belair

Far from an esoteric or secret idea, I think it’s pretty commonly accepted that the most powerful force on planet Earth, I am not including heaven or celestial or divine powers in this, is:

The human will directed towards a clear mission. In another way: someone making a decision to bring something to life and focussing and working on it minute after minute, day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: choice, free will, Tavis Smiley, Will Smith
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