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Monthly Blog/Vlog Posts Recording reality as a Cameroonian woman, Writer, Academic, Advocate, and Believer

Monique's Musings

January 27, 2024

Jan 2024: Let’s Talk Social Media

I’m 34 and like most people in my age group, social media has had me in a chokehold. I admit I didn’t know how bad it […]
January 27, 2024

2024 My Year Of No? (Dec 2023 Blog)

It has become a tradition of mine to have a theme for the year; a word or phrase that speaks of my intention for the new […]
August 31, 2023

A Conversation with Nayah Ndefru

A few months back, I had a conversation with Nayah Ndefru on her Podcast “Breaking the Code” where she gathers her networking to discuss breaking the […]
April 27, 2023

How do you Identify?

A vlog inspired by a self-reflection exercise… Join me?
July 31, 2022

Thriving as a Cameroonian Child almost always requires rebelling… Let’s talk about why & how

One would likely get dismissed for suggesting that African parents ‘spoil their kids’ as much if not more than their Western counterparts. I’ve said as much […]
June 29, 2022

Of Poems & My Writing Journey…

Today, I’m thinking of the fact that writing no longer comes easy to me. I no longer feel as excited about penning down my thoughts as […]
May 31, 2022

An Antithesis of Popular “Inspirational” adages

One of my vivid childhood memories is of the day I learned the importance of knowing and understanding what you’re saying/singing. I was roughly ten years […]
January 10, 2022
Want to have a successful year? How are you defining success?
What if I told you, there's a way to guarantee you have a successful 2022? Well, I can; because a successful year all depends on how you define success. Here's a definition I recommend.
March 2, 2015

Feminist When I Want To Be- The Convenience of our African Feminism

    March is International Women’s Month, I knew I would write something in relation to the women’s movement, a sort of state of the movement speech, […]
January 6, 2015

Romance Meets Life: RML Woman: Monique Kwachou – Cameroonian Writer, Y…

Reposting this interview I had for a Nigerian blog Romance Meets Life.. Romance Meets Life: RML Woman: Monique Kwachou – Cameroonian Writer, Y…: Monique Kwachou is […]
November 27, 2014

On a Plethora of Things…

Hello once again to my little niche in the cybersphere.This time around I’m ranting on a plethora of things. I just couldn’t stop myself despite having promised […]
November 27, 2014

Words Left Unsaid

 Two days ago during one of my classes we discussed the Structural Adjustment Programs; policies enforced as a way to get indebted countries (mostly former colonies) […]