Not only stylish but versatile too?

To those of you who thought I was deserving of the Stylish and Versatile Blogger Award (or perhaps you had run out of people to bestow it on and decided to give it to me? Either way I’ll take it!), thank you. I apologize for the delay in playing along and if I’ve left your [...]

Finding work in Nigeria – Part 1

(Or, Working in Nigeria if you don’t have connections and aren’t from a wealthy family) Two days ago I tweeted and I was struck by how thankful I am that I had the option of working officially part time, from the age of 14 onwards, to earn some spending money. I say “officially” because from [...]

Don’t assimilate; don’t segregate

When you immigrate to a different country, you have three choices when it comes to how you interact with your new environment: immerse yourself completely in your new surroundings and culture, and adopt it as your new way of life immerse yourself in your new culture but cling to those aspects of your own culture [...]

What I’m looking forward to in 2011

Every time I come to this blog, I take a look at the front page and I’m irritated by it. This blog is in dire need of a fresh design and the stubborn part of me wants to do it all by myself, even though I don’t have web design skills. My future husband must [...]

Welcome, 2011

I hope you are happy to be entering a new year that is full of so much potential. I am always excited at the dawn of a new year. If you think there’s nothing to be happy about, just the fact that you’re alive is a privilege! Honestly, I can’t even shout: if you aren’t [...]

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