Thoughts of a Nima boy: How to be a good reader, a lecture to the Baraarug library of Somalia One of the wonderful activities I engaged myself in this incredibly-memorable year is a discussion I had with a group of young literati in Somalia who are using literature to brighten up their world. We are all aware of the ‘travails’ this year saw us through. The Coronavirus pandemic stunned the world in an unforgettable style and fashion. And it was characterized by weeks of various forms of lockdowns across the length and breadth of the world. Schools got closed, business got shut down, and all places of gathering became ghost-towns. One platform that allowed many people to have their teleconferences, distance education and social relations is the Zoom platform.