Kenesta Hope
Bio
I'm an aspiring journalist and writer who is passionate about culture, food and social analysis and debate.
Stories (8/0)
Marvel and it's Cinematic Universe
Since the blip, I mean, the end of lockdown, I’ve been trying to make an asserted effort to be more social - see more movies, go out to dinner, go to pubs. It’s barely been working. Worryingly, I think my need to go out, despite being an introvert, has to do with this nagging suspicion that we might end up back in another lockdown and I’m going to regret not having left the house when I had the chance.
By Kenesta Hope3 years ago in Fiction
How to make money online
Millennials own less than 5% of all US wealth, despite the fact that we make up the largest portion of the workforce. That isn’t too concerning though, if you think about the fact that most of the more affluent generations are older, so they’ve probably had more time to acquire their wealth. After all, millennials are all just young professionals, trying to get their foot in the door while every entry level job somehow requires +3 work experience and 4 rounds of interviews to even be added to a candidate pool.
By Kenesta Hope3 years ago in Journal
Cheese and Wine
We all need to eat to survive, however I think we can all agree that there’s a profound beauty in the finding perfect blend of the right flavours. Different tastes identifying themselves individually but somehow still creating something unique - Sweet and salty, hard and soft, creamy and fruity, light and heavy. The moment two opposing flavours meet in your mouth and they’re no longer just themselves, they’re something brand new. Chef Remy was right when he said, “Good food is like music you can taste (and) color you can smell.” When the right pairing is found, its magic.
By Kenesta Hope3 years ago in Feast
2020 in a (yummy) nutshell
2020 has been a whopping mess for most of us. It seems like this past year has exacerbated all the latent tensions that have been developing in society for years. Lack of healthcare, Lack of job security, racial discrimination, political corruption, plain old human selfishness, fake news, police brutality. Trust me - THE LIST GOES ON. 2020 seems to keep throwing those punches…
By Kenesta Hope3 years ago in Motivation
Cultural Arrogance
Sometimes I wonder if there’s still an unspoken resentment for the new world here in England. Growing up on the other side of the world, we non-firstworld folks aspired to be like the American. Whether we wanted to admit it or not, we looked up to them as our external leaders. American leaders
By Kenesta Hope4 years ago in The Swamp