The Birth Of Henriette Thatcher's Lounge - A Tale Of Passion!
I had a dream. I knew I was born to be a columnist, but my educational path was not groomed in that direction. I knew I could hold people spellbound with my pen, ever since I was in secondary school. This is the story of how that dream became a reality.
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| Henriette Nshan Tem, a writer destined for greatness. |
A Writer's Calling
Once, I had an argument with our English Language Teacher, Mme Elizabeth Wacka, at GTHS Ombe. During an exercise on "Seize" and "Size," she marked my use of "SEIZE" as wrong in the sentence: 'a senior student, who SEIZED money from a junior student'. I insisted I was correct. She angrily took my book.
Two days later, she called me to the staff room and admitted I was right. She and other teachers said my parents made a mistake sending me to a Technical School; they saw a genius writer in me and advised I should have attended a grammar school. I knew they had seen the writer in me.
The Detour into a Different Path
Though I knew my destiny was in writing, circumstances led me down a different path. I passed the entrance for a Technical High School and later gained admission into the University Institute of Technology Douala for Bilingual Secretarial Administration. The program was almost entirely in French, and my hopes of perfecting my English writing died. I adapted and became more fluent in French than English, but the writer in me kept whispering, 'Thatcher, you've got to use me. You are off track.'
A Fateful Connection
In 2015, while sailing through some rough waters in life, I met a friend, Oudney Patsika, online from Zimbabwe. God used him to bring me to my true destiny. During a chat, he said, "God has asked me to make your voice heard through blogging."
He asked me to write something, so I wrote my life story, "A Beautiful Soul in Hell." After reading it, he told me, "Henriette, you have everything to become a great blogger. I will offer you a blog... use it to make a name for yourself because that is where you will find your missing destiny."
The Launch and Growth of the Lounge
On November 24th, 2015, my 40th birthday, Henriette Thatcher's Lounge was born. Oudney Patsika kept his promise and gave me the blogging platform as my anniversary gift. "Thank you very much, my Zimbabwe brother for life."
For the first six months, I was publishing one to four articles daily, while also taking crash courses on blogging. Many of you encouraged me along the way, through both destructive and constructive comments. Whatever you wrote, it was for my own profit. Thank you.
A Promise to Our Readers
At HTL, we do more than publish articles. We advertise, build websites, design logos, and offer professional translations. Our dear audience has been incredibly supportive, and it is thanks to you that we are where we are today.
We are here to stay. We are here for you, but we won't sabotage people, their image, or their businesses for all the Billions in the world. We verify information before reporting and publish what concerns the public's interest.
Thank you, wonderful people, for being with us. We welcome your critiques and suggestions. Blessings to Henriette Thatcher's Lounge. God Bless You All.
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