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Adeola Raji – A Peek Into America From New York to Atlanta

February 23, 2022March 1, 2022 - by admin - Leave a Comment

. I randomly came upon an advert on the internet in 2017 requesting applications to attend the United Nations Youth Assembly – in New York – as a delegate and …

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Adewumi: The Arabian Slavery Called Work

August 23, 2021August 30, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“When agents pitch to you about working in Saudi Arabia, they will tell you great things about the place; they’d tell you that you can work as a nurse or …

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Ayoola Odeyemi: Ontario Blues

July 12, 2021July 15, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

. . I have been away from Nigeria since 2013 and whew! It has been quite an experience being away from home. First, let me say that I had no …

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Seun Sean Jimoh: Lagos to New York

May 26, 2021May 28, 2021 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  1/3 I grew up in an average home in Ibadan, but the truth is, there was a time we used to be stupendously rich. My family suffered a setback …

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COVID19Stories – Padova, Italy

April 7, 2020 - by admin - Leave a Comment

  “On the 20th February, the Italian government declared a lock-down of my province – Padova. It was one of the first places where the virus began to spread so, …

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A Conversation About Ivanovo

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 - by admin - 1 Comment

Leaving Nigeria I left Nigeria on October 1 2018. In my heart, I was both excited and anxious. I was excited because I was finally leaving Nigeria and I would …

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My Education On Racism

November 13, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

I have been travelling since 2013. I have been around Africa, Europe and parts of North America. I lived in America for most of 2015, doing writing fellowships, and residencies. …

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Yola: Leaving Home Meant Leaving My Comfort Zone

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Moving to Yola (When & Why?) An opportunity to fulfill my dreams of career advancement and an opportunity to contribute directly to what I’ve been researching on for years came …

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Buckingham: the City of Tranquility

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

On Moving to Buckingham – When & Why? I moved (back) to England in 2017 to study for my Ph.D. I chose Buckingham because of my past connection with the …

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Ottawa: Life Here Shapes You Different

September 25, 2019September 26, 2019 - by admin - 1 Comment

“I came into Canada in 2016 – that was the wrongest time to be a Nigerian student abroad. It was the time when the Naira was crashing very badly. People …

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Abuja: My Life In Ibadan Was Safe

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

_________________ The best word I can use to describe my life in Ibadan is ‘safe’. My movement was just school and home and not much else. It is interesting that …

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Whitehaven, UK

June 5, 2019January 2, 2020 - by admin - 1 Comment

“My first culture shock when I moved to the UK was the whole accent thing and till now, I haven’t got over it. No matter how I speak; it’s either …

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Reading, UK: People Often Assume that Everywhere in the UK is Like London

May 2, 2019May 3, 2019 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“When I was born, my family lived in the Challenge area. Life in Challenge was fun and loud – you had the record sellers blasting loud music from morning till …

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Lagos

August 8, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“I was born in Ibadan and I never left the city until I was about 17 year old. Even though I wasn’t born in the village, my father, at a …

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Dortmund, Germany

March 13, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“When I first arrived in Germany about a year ago, I fell ill because the weather was too cold for me to bear. In the end, had to go to …

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Busan, South-Korea

February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Q: Touching down in South Korea, what was your first impression of the country and what things/experiences informed that impression? “One habit I’ve recently acquired is reading signboards, in any …

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin

February 3, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“It’s going to be two years since I arrived in the United states in a few months’ time. I had an opportunity to come over here for a program but …

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New York

January 31, 2018February 1, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Q: When did you leave home and what circumstances warranted you departure from home? “If I could remember well, the first time I ever left Ibadan was in 2003, when …

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Johannesburg, South Africa

January 28, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“I have lived in Johannesburg for the last five years, even though I have spent a decent amount of that time travelling. Really, it hurts to live in another African …

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Houghton (Upper Penninsula), Michigan

January 28, 2018 - by admin - Leave a Comment

“I left Ibadan for an exchange program (Fulbright Teaching Assistant) in 2014. When I completed the Fulbright program in 2015, I enrolled in a doctoral program, which is what I …

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