Navigating through life's lessons
“The hills are alive with the sound of music…”It’s funny how I haven’t watched that movie in years but there couldn’t be a better fitting song for this scene in front of me – hills and skies stretching beyond my imagination to kiss the green earth, painting a picture more beautiful than the greatest MichelangeloContinue reading Bubbles
If anyone had told me a few years ago that I’d be answering corper shun up and down, I’d have laughed in derision, yet as I find myself chanting, “If you’re walking, you’re wrong!” I’m lowkey still fighting the urge to roll my eyes at lest these soldiers use me as an example. No thanks,Continue reading Shun!
Mirror on the wall: a collection
Mirror on the wall: a collection
Earlier this week, I took a trip to the INEC office. Ok, for those who don’t know, INEC is the Independent National Electoral Commission and it was set up to conduct free and fair elections in Nigeria. Well, if you’ve watched or heard or read about Nigerian elections over the years, you’ll know they’ve beenContinue reading Quick trip
Every now and then, I’m reminded of one or two shenanigans from my childhood and it reinforces my belief that truly, the guardian angels assigned to children work overtime. Little backstory to this: circa 2002. I’d somehow found myself afflicted with ringworm and thus, I became the class pariah. No one wanted anything to doContinue reading Aba-made Voltron
We are leaders of tomorroweager to serve our land… Friday was childrens’ day and I found myself thinking of these two lines from my primary school anthem. What a scam, abi? At least that’s what I thought- what I think a lot of times. Call it stupid stubborn faith, but let’s face it: we doContinue reading When tomorrow comes..?
“When do you find time to write?” “What do you write?” If I had a dollar for every time I got asked any of those two questions, well, I don’t really know what would happen, but my bank account would be smiling a whole lot more often. Honestly, I don’t know. I don’t know thatContinue reading Why? Why not?
I can’t quite pinpoint why, but I’ve been in a funk. Ok, hopefully by the time I post this, I’ll be able to say “I’d been in a funk.” As tempting as it is to think otherwise, I know I’m not the only person who just gets tired of “people-ing” – like, talking to otherContinue reading Anniversaries here and there, anniversaries everywhere…