Whew chile! We are in some strange and unpredictable times. 2020 has been one hell of a hot mess and we’re only halfway through. No one knows what to expect next, except maybe the CIA. I …
Author: Adventures Staff
Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women is looking for volunteers to help with the 2nd edition of the Adventures Live! Festival which will take place at the end of this year. The festival was started …
This year one of our goals at Adventures is to create and share more diverse content across many different mediums and platforms, which we hope will be relevant and empowering to readers of the blog. We …
You open your left eye slowly and wait for three seconds to get used to the dawn light. Then you open your right eye too. One blink. Two. You rub your eyes and look out of …
Cis heteronormativity is the idea that there are only two genders and two sexual orientations and that is what should be the norm. Cis heteronormativity forces women to only be attracted to men, and men to …
Our Journey 10 years ago, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and her best friend Malaka Grant started the Adventures blog as a way to demystify women’s sexuality and encourage themselves and others to have open and honest conversations …
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the creation of the blog, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women. The blog was started in January 2009 by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Malaka Grant, as a space …
I hate shaving. Absolutely, 100% do not like it. In high school and even university, I’d get subtly shamed for leaving my bush, well…errr…bushy. But I just hated shaving. I hate the discomfort that comes with …
I recently followed an Instagram page called the.vulva.gallery which is basically an art gallery of vulvas of all kinds. Shortly after this discovery, I fell into the habit of taking random shots of parts of my …
Rafiki is the African love story that is all of us. On May 16th, 2019, FESPACO screened Rafiki at Alliance Francaise for its FESPACO @ 50 Film Night. Adapted for film by Kenyan filmmaker, Wanuri Kahui, …