Guyana Times Sunday Magazine spoke with Of Note Magazine’s editorial director and founder, Grace Aneiza Ali, also a professor and prolific writer who has never forgotten her Guyanese roots despite living among internationally renowned writers, artists and activists.Below is an exclusive interview with Ali, who tirelessly promotes artists through her online magazine which features artists using their work for global social change.Sunday Magazine: In Guyana, where did you grow up? What were some fond childhood memories here?![[Image: Grace-Ali.jpg]](http://www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Grace-Ali.jpg)
Grace Ali: I grew up in Georgetown, on Middle Road in La Penitence. When I was a little girl, my father would take our family to the seawall. It became our Friday afternoon ritual. It was family time. My father would always get us a bag of roasted peanuts.
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![[Image: Grace-Ali.jpg]](http://www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Grace-Ali.jpg)
Grace Ali: I grew up in Georgetown, on Middle Road in La Penitence. When I was a little girl, my father would take our family to the seawall. It became our Friday afternoon ritual. It was family time. My father would always get us a bag of roasted peanuts.
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