My family is Yoruba, but our last name is uncommon, and doesn’t sound obviously Yoruba or even Nigerian for that matter. In fact one of the guys I never dated was unique because he had the same last name as I did and that was the first time I had seen that last name outside [...]
I have told friends who don’t believe in God that if they lived in Nigeria for a while, they would. During the almost four weeks I was in Nigeria last year I thanked God daily for getting my mom, sister and I through the day (especially if we went out) and I never took for [...]
Nigerians, especially older ones, can be very tactless. When I was in Nigeria last year, one of my grandmother’s neighbours started calling me orobo (slang for “fat person”). I decided not to take it personally, because I had expected someone to call me fat during the trip. I told myself that she’s an older woman [...]
(The title means “I give thanks” in Yoruba) I am thankful for: Answered prayers. I got an answer yesterday to something I’ve been praying for and working toward since last December. The prayer has not yet been fully answerd but it’s well on its way…definitely cause to give thanks. Encouraging colleagues and friends. I have [...]
Thank you for the tips and comments that were left with regard to relaxing my hair. I went to the lady as planned and I told her that I would like her to leave the relaxer in longer than she normally would and she agreed to five minutes longer and no more. She set the [...]
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