Ayoola Odeyemi: Ontario Blues
. . 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 …
Read MoreAway From Home
Seun Sean Jimoh: Lagos to New York
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 …
Read More
COVID19Stories – Padova, Italy
“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, …
Read More
A Conversation About Ivanovo
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 …
Read More
My Education On Racism
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. …
Read More
Yola: Leaving Home Meant Leaving My Comfort Zone
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 …
Read More
Buckingham: the City of Tranquility
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 …
Read More
Ottawa: Life Here Shapes You Different
“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 …
Read More
Abuja: My Life In Ibadan Was Safe
_________________ 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 …
Read More
Whitehaven, UK
“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 …
Read More
Reading, UK: People Often Assume that Everywhere in the UK is Like London
“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 …
Read More
Dortmund, Germany
“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 …
Read More
Busan, South-Korea
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 …
Read MoreMilwaukee, Wisconsin
“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 …
Read MoreJohannesburg, South Africa
“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 …
Read MoreHoughton (Upper Penninsula), Michigan
“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 …
Read More