culture tidbits
We often think of language as a means to an end, but rarely think about how language itself influences our thinking.
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Sankofa (SAHN-koh-fah) – A Twi word from the Akan Tribe of Ghana that loosely translates to, “go back and get it.” Its literal translation comes from the Akan proverb, "Se wo were fi na wosan kofa a yenkyiri," meaning, "It is not taboo to go back for what you forgot (or left behind)." Sankofa is a phrase that encourages learning from the past to
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The brutalism of slavery and environmental conditions meant that slaves didn’t survive in South America & the Caribbean. This lead to the preservation of African culture compared to the United States since slaves were continually being imported from Africa; whereas Black American identity grew independently throughout many generations.
Saudade is a Portuguese word that can be roughly defined as a feeling of melancholy, nostalgia or yearning for something that is beloved but not present. There's no perfect translation, but one of the closest English expressions of the word I've ever seen is Billie Eilish's Tiny Desk performance.
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Billie Eilish: Tiny Desk Concert
Ever wondered what time smelled like? This is an incense clock (jokoban in Japan), that was used all over east Asia to measure time by burning incense trails 🕰️
To learn more, we host monthly incense workshops at Goyo in LA & NY 💫
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