{"id":12893,"date":"2016-10-12T11:10:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T15:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=12893"},"modified":"2016-10-12T11:10:08","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T15:10:08","slug":"verastic-life-3-sweet-potato-meetup-madam-sharp-sharp-goodbye-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/tv\/verastic-life-3-sweet-potato-meetup-madam-sharp-sharp-goodbye-nigeria.html","title":{"rendered":"Verastic Life #3: Sweet Potato Meetup, Madam Sharp-Sharp, &#038; Goodbye Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this week&#8217;s episode, I pretty much conclude my visit to Nigeria. I tie up lose ends and I exit. One of the major to-do things on my list of <a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/personal\/13-things-i-have-to-do-in-nigeria.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>13 things I had to do in Nigeria<\/strong><\/a> was meeting some Sweet Potatoes, and thankfully, it happened. It was not perfect, and it almost didn&#8217;t happen because we only concluded on a venue the night before, and that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m especially grateful for these ladies who showed up from near and far. Next time, it will be more organized. Thank you for coming out, Sweet Potatoes, you are all bae.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12895\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Verastic-Life-3-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"verastic-life-3-cover\" width=\"750\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Verastic-Life-3-Cover.jpg 750w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Verastic-Life-3-Cover-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12896\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12896\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12896\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sweet-Potato-Meetup-2.jpg\" alt=\"He who brings cupcakes brings life\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sweet-Potato-Meetup-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sweet-Potato-Meetup-2-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He who brings <del>kola nut<\/del> cupcakes brings life<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In this week&#8217;s episode, Sisi Yemmie and I also hung out again; we went to Balogun market in Lagos Island for fabric shopping, and son, Tito got to meet my baby, Ada Verastic. FYI: Tito still owes us bride price; watch the video to find out why. I met the most entertaining woman at Balogun Market and I drove for the first time in my life in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who made my stay in Nigeria extra sweet. From my best friend,\u00a0<strong>Igwe<\/strong> to my mommy and daddy to Igwe&#8217;s friend, Ugo and Igwe&#8217;s baby brother, Wale to <a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/personal\/finally-met-old-bloggers.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>the old bloggers<\/strong><\/a> to my new lover, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sisiyemmie.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sisi Yemmie<\/strong><\/a> to my old friend, <a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/personal\/let-tell-friend-lilian-ifemeludike.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lilian Ifemeludike<\/strong><\/a> to Kunbi to wonderful people like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kunmi_O\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kunmi from City FM<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tessbabee\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tessa Doghor<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nmadiutouche\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nmadiuto<\/strong><\/a> from Business Day to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TosynBucknor\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tosyn Bucknor<\/strong><\/a>, and even to my angel, Ada Verastic who brought me favor everywhere went.<\/p>\n<p>I am now back to America, and next week&#8217;s vlog will show my life here in America. I miss Nigeria, but I look forward to the next time my feet hit Nigerian soil.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WdU_uKjyFDA\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong> Below are links that were mentioned in the video<\/p>\n<p>1, \u00a0Location of the Sweet Potato Meetup: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grillsinandout.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Grills In &amp; Out<\/strong><\/a>, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/write-ups\/top-12-reasons-why-igbos-and-yorubas-should-not-marry.html\" target=\"_blank\">2. \u00a0The post about why Igbos and Yorubas should not marry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/social\/entire-thoughts-bill-cosby-rape-scandal.html\" target=\"_blank\">The post about Bill Cosby<\/a> (and <a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/social\/let-me-tell-you-about-the-nigerian-girl-i-met-on-the-empty-chair.html\" target=\"_blank\">the follow up post about Bill Cosby<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>4. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/social\/let-tell-mr-tokunbo-oladejo-dana-air-acted-fool.html\" target=\"_blank\">The post about Mr. Tokunbo Oladejo, the incompetent senior manager at Dana Air.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this week&#8217;s episode, I pretty much conclude my visit to Nigeria. 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