Things I’m learning on the fly
I thought I’d packed everything possible. I mean, I come from a family of condense packers. The frequency at which we shuttle between Nigeria, the US, and Europe requires skillful packing.
Notes on racism and trolls coming out to play
I grew up in a place where everyone was black like me. The Igbos had a honey-caramel tint to their blackness, the Hausas had an ashy-matte tone to their blackness, and the Yorubas (my tribe) had a chocolaty feel to their blackness. We were all black. Racism meant nothing to me back then.
Work Life: Are you always thinking one step ahead?
This post isn’t about staying one step ahead of your purported “competition” as I personally feel your biggest competition should be yourself and not someone else who is living a totally different calling from yours.
Thoughts On Investing In Travel
I rarely talk about my husband here. After all, he is a fiercely private man. One of the many qualities I admire about him. A doer. Not an unnecessary talker. A talker only to learn more about you, balancing this by listening to you share your stories.
Photo Essay: Welcoming 2011 With The Analogy of The Parade
Two reporters were sent to cover a parade; one standing along the crowded sidewalk, the other hovering ahead in a helicopter. As vividly-decorated float after float came parading down the street, the sidewalk reporter kept radioing back up to the reporter in the helicopter, excited…
The Weight of Moments
I didn’t take a single photograph over Thanksgiving though I had good intentions. My goal was to play with both fixed lenses – 50mm and 35mm – over the break, shooting everything in sight, but it never happened. The camera never left its bag, and for the first time in a really long time, I didn’t care.