2020-03-06
Why did you choose Senegal? I want my answer to be simple. But I also want it to be complete. The reason I think I chose Senegal was that I might never get the chance to come here again. Speaking on behalf of all Nigerians is impossible, so I speak for most of my friend...
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2020-03-04
This past month I celebrated my nineteenth birthday in a very different way than usual. This time last year, I could never have imagined what this birthday would entail. My host family was very excited to have me spend my birthday with them. For weeks leading up to my birthday, my siblings were busy anticipating the...
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2020-03-03
14 days is not enough time to explore the gigantic and hyper-diverse cities, towns and landscapes that India has to offer. Nerveless, I enjoyed every second of my independent travel to the fullest and with none or very minor problems. From the British Colonial and historical architecture in Mumbai to the Persian, Mughal, and Ottoman...
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2020-03-02
Hello! I have seriously neglected this blog for the past several months. Mea culpa. But today is my birthday, so I think I deserve some absolution for that. Now that I’m nineteen, the secrets of the universe have finally laid themselves before my eyes. I know exactly who I am and why I’m on this...
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Yesterday my community project finished (Or at least 90%), and the satisfaction of seeing the results of something that you have been working on for a couple of weeks, is more than enough to have that taste of fulfillment that many of us are looking for. I went to bed with a bunch of thoughts...
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2020-02-28
There are moments when an epiphany will lurk on the doorstep of our consciences, and there are moments when an epiphany will clang, with the punctuality of church bells, in our minds. I experienced the latter. It happened as I sat in my school auditorium on March 30th, 2019, and my screen flashed, "Congratulations, You're...
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