The fat girl that went to Nigeria.

Birthdays are always fun when you have the right people around you. This past Wednesday, I celebrated 26 years on God’s green earth!! This was my first birthday out of school and also my first time celebrating my birthday in Nigeria after my long exit. The awesome thing about birthdays is that anything can happen.  To kick off my birthday week, we went to the moves (see previous post).  On my actual birthdate, we cooked fried rice and chicken, and my aunt surprised me with three bottles of wine. Already winning!! We ate, took pictures and just enjoyed ourselves. Things got interesting when a friend to my cousin stated that a guy friend of hers wanted to take us out. Ummm okay! Funny thing about this gentleman is that he is significantly older than my cousin’s friend. Like 50. LOL. Any-who, the guy, my bad, the man, wanted to take us any where we wanted. Because my cousin is nice and considerate, we went to a little hangout that was very chill and lowkey. We thoug...

True or false: black people are never quiet in movie theaters? If you answer true, you’re racist. LOL Just kidding. However, the assumption, in the States is that black people are never quiet during the movies. It is assumed that if a black person is in the theater, there is a 99.9% chance that they will talk back to the screen. As a black person who lived in the States, I can neither confirm nor deny this assumption. However, I can tell you that, the saying is true in Nigeria only because the population is 99.9% black. :)  Since, I’ve been in Nigeria, I have gone to the movies three times, therefore, I am an expert on the Nigerian movie going experience. Don’t argue with me, just trust me! Normally, in American theaters, the coca cola guy tells you to silence your phones so all can enjoy the movie going experience. In Nigeria, nobody tells you to silence your phone. In fact, you dare not try it. Nigerians will look you up and down, as if you’ve lost your ever loving mind an...

It’s no secret that Nigeria is currently facing an economic recession. A recession, many blame on the “change” promised by the newly elected president. Honestly, I am not sure how the recession came to be since I did not closely follow Nigerian politics when I was in the U.S, however, the common blame falls on the president. The current president ran on the platform of change, in which he promised to eradicate Nigeria’s corrupt politicians. Upon taking office, the president worked to make true on his promises; his administration began a witch hunt on those politicians deemed to be corrupt. This witch hunt led to the discovery of billions of dollars carefully hidden by Nigerian politicians. However, as the money was discovered, the Nigerian economy began to go downhill. Some economic theorists have blamed the recession on the mismanagement of funds by the previous administration, others have blamed the recession on the “change” promised by the current administration. Regardless of who ...