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The best pieces of advice I ever gave myself

Black girl series

A day spent with the seals in Hel

I had heard so much about Hel and about how calm and peaceful it was there. It seemed like a perfect picturesque place to relax. Hel is a small town in the Puck County in Pomeranian Voivodeship on the Baltic coast. During a very busy week, a friend and I Read more…

By ahuosee, 2 years2 years ago

Black girl series

SE Asia: the experience of a common black girl

I remember checking how many hours of flight and having that fleeting feeling of dread. Seriously! I would be in the air that long and go through 6 hours difference in time zone! This was quickly replaced by anticipation of actually going to fulfill a longtime dream. I had dreamed Read more…

By ahuosee, 3 years3 years ago

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MPD thanks to Non-English Languages!!!

I have come to appreciate and respect non-native English speakers who speak English without fear or shame. I remember taking that flight many months ago swearing that I’d become as good as a native French speaker and feeling like I was on track to becoming a polyglot like my polyglot mentor Pope John Paul II who spoke at least 10 international languages of which he spoke 8 fluently.

I often wondered why in Nigeria, foreigners smiled so much. I came up with the answer that it was because Nigerians are warm people. I know the right answer now, I’ve lived it!!!

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By ahuosee, 6 years3 years ago