Perspectives
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How we age. My mom, now vs. then.
Hippos in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa This is not an homage to aging gracefully. I don’t think it’s that serious – and also that’s a topic for another post for another person…
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Authenticity is out.
A few years ago I deactivated all my social media accounts (except for Whatsapp which I use to keep up with family and friends scattered all over the world). I closed out Linkedin,…
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Why is LinkedIn such an uncomfortable place?
I’ll take a break from my semi-regularly scheduled travel-esk, adventure-esk post to comment on LinkedIn. There is something insidious about LinkedIn, isn’t there? You can feel it when you scroll – since they’ve…
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How to Start Farming: A beginner’s predicament
2020 has been the year of un-planned plans. By August 2020, I had lived many lives, including one life as a farmer. There are many things a Nigerian will almost never do when…
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Why do Nigerians Pressure People to get Married?
By Jacqueline “Sola” Ewuoso The moment I graduated from graduate school in 2015, the questions started pouring in. “When are you getting married?” “How come you are not married?” “You haven’t found someone…
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Running in the Mountains
Run marathons in the mountains. Marathons are tough. Even tougher if you run on the asphalt which means constantly bashing your knees and ankles with every step. Toughest if you want to do…
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Quarantine in two places
When the world stopped due to COVID-19, I was in Borneo Island, Malaysia. A town called Kota Kinabalu. It is missed on a quick 2-week trip to Malaysia but Kota Kinabalu is a…