The second episode is up, Sweet Potatoes! After I successfully posted the first episode last week, I could not believe it was time to edit yet another episode. I won't lie; I started wondering what I got myself into. But then I started watching the flicks and I got super excited! Also, in this week's episode, I finally went to Shop Rite for the first time ever, and I did a pretty good media tour. I was interviewed by Guardian Woman, Exquisite Magazine, and Punch. I was also Read More
Let Me Tell You About Aunty Kola, The Tailor
I met Aunty Kola through my mommy. She's a sweet, soft-spoken, and very respectful Yoruba woman. Kola is not her real name. Aunty Kola was my mommy's tailor. And by virtue of that, she also became my tailor and my grandma's tailor. Aunty Kola was pretty good at sewing my mom's and grandma's clothes, but it was with my own clothes that issues always arose. I was also much younger then, so my style was not as defined as it is now, but even then, I knew that this could not be life. The problem Read More
Have You Seen The Achikolo Video (By Zoro ft Phyno)?
I have never really been into music videos. A lot of times, I'd know the song and love the song, but I might not even know what the singer looks like. Does not matter the genre of music. That said, when I do watch American music videos and I see a lot of almost-naked women, I look past it because it's American music. But when I watch a Nigerian music video and it looks like an American music video, I'm honestly disappointed. For me, when I watch a Nigerian music video, I want to see Nigeria Read More
Verastic Life #1: My First Week In Nigeria
Yippee!!! I am now officially a weekly vlogger. I'm nervous and excited. In this week's episode, I take you through my first week in Nigeria, starting from the Washington Dulles International Airport. My parents now stay in Mangu, a local government that is about 40 minutes away from Jos. In my opinion, Mangu is a village, but my mommy disagrees (I think dad agrees). Anyway, enjoy the video. New episode coming next week Wednesday. Before you ask, the name of the song is Hallelujah, and Read More
20 Lessons I Learned In Nigeria
This post is part of the Verastic In Nigeria series. While in Nigeria, I had several AHA moments and several lessons were learned. Here are 20 lessons I learned - in no particular order. 1. Nigerians are hard workers. They will make any situation work. ANY. 2. People don't hate Nigeria as much as they love it. 3. We are an impatient group of people. Always in a hurry. To where? Even in standstill gridlock, drivers are honking. 4. There is suffering everywhere. I know I'm not Jesus and I Read More