The person that I am...

I am two people, the person I know and understand...the other person is who other people know, understand and misunderstand. The Yolisa I know is talkative, but very analytical. I'm a perfectionist in my own right, I have my own methods in how I think things should be done. As much as I like change and I am open-minded, I love African traditions. This is my history and has given me this opportune moment of being able to express myself in a platfrom that was otherwise not available to people of colour.

More than anything I love to surround myself with happy people, playing with my children and reading Bible stories to them. I was more of a party girl and now I am more family-orientated after having two children. I have grown into a young woman who is mature, listens more especially to elders. Now I can call myself a big sister to my younger sisters in the way that I interact with them and realising if I don't pass on knowledge that I have gained, other people will give them the wrong information. I have grown more confident in my skin and know that I am an inspiration to others who are less fortunate.

When I am chilling with my friends the fun, crazy and adventurous Yolisa comes into being. I am an extremist so when I am having a good time it's always a blast. I love joking around and have a dry sense of humour, luckily those who know me understand me.

The other Yolisa is utterly and completely misunderstood because some people think they know me. I have a bubbly personality so people always think when they see me this character is ready for their amusement. When this character fails to appear, people think I'm serious and not a people's person. What people don't know about me is that I am a private person, I like to mind my own business and live in my head a lot of the time. If I see you and don't smile at you it's not about you, I'm somewhere in my heading figuring something out.