PARIS, A LITTLE COUNTRY IN EUROPE
WHENEVER people ask me what it’s like to live in Paris, I tell them, “Paris is an African Country right in the middle of Europe, when of course you remove barriers like language and culture. Even though I am 11699 kilometres away from my home in Harare, Zimbabwe, I never feel lonely as I have enlarged my family with brothers and sisters from different parts of Africa and have adopted some positive aspects of their culture. For instance, I now speak Pijin fluently and I don’t need any help preparing Egusi and Ndole, popular dishes which have their origin in Nigeria and Cameron respectively. If you’re African, Chateau Rouge, located in the 18 th arrondissement will not doubt be your plug. This is where you will find all the food items, to prepare most African dishes and hair products and stylists for afro hair. You will also find all manner of traditional African medicine along Rue Myrha. Chateau Rouge is my version of Mbare Musika(a popular marketplace in the high-density suburb