The coloured community:

I am a Namibian born coloured whose roots stem from here, South Africa. My father is a South African man, as well as my mother. Even though I cannot class myself as a "coloured' South African, my roots come quite close. In my culture, they have derived the importance of dreaming. We believe ones dreams are some sort of message, that signify some sort of aspect in your life. These dreams, even though may only be subconscious, they carry weight in the understanding of yourself and your emotions. We often put emphasis on these dreams to clarify and form an appropriate vision of that current place in your life. Whether that is dealing with personal troubles, family or even friends.

Being stable and in a "good place" in your life would be the second aspect I have learnt in my culture or ethnic group. Many, as stereotypical as it is, of the coloured community fall into bad habits and with the wrong crowds. It is quite known that many young girls become mothers when they still have their whole lives ahead of them. This in turn, pushes a lot of families in the coloured community to want better for their children as they believe we, in particular as the youth fall victim to these misfortunes in our lives.

I am proud of my culture/ethnic group as it has taught me to strive for more in life rather than to become a young mother, which is not always a bad thing I may add, but to want more in life and to dream big.