The fat girl that went to Nigeria.

There are various ways to make purchases in Nigeria. If you are a true Nigerian, you go to the market, if you are an ajebutter (boogie Nigerian) you go to Shoprite (grocery store). When it comes to buying groceries, call me an ajebutter all you want, I don’t care and I don’t mind. I strongly DISLIKE going to the market. I feel it is one of the most stressful ordeals you’ll ever encounter in your entire life!! Yes your entire life!!! Don't let anybody tell you how "cute" the African markets are, don't let them lie to you and tell you it is the best thing ever. It isn't and if anybody should tell you that, remove them from your life, they don't want whats best for you. You don't need that type of person in your life.  Propaganda: it ain't this calm  The market is a good place to get everything you want. It is really a one stop shop. You can buy groceries, things for your house, clothes, fabrics, get your hair, nails, and eyebrows done, fix bro...

Sorry I’ve not been consistent with my blog, I’ve been super busy and super tired, also my internet has been acting very strange. I’m going to post more on what I have been up to but for now, I have to rant about a few things. So first of all, I got into Nigerian Law School, yay me!! As of Monday this week, I started the Bar 1 program. The Bar 1 program is for students who studied law in foreign jurisdictions. This includes students that studied in the U.S, England, Cameroon, Ghana etc. Though these students are foreign trained, they are Africans. I’ll say that about 75% of the students are Nigerian and the other 25% are from other AFRICAN countries. Now tell me why my new colleagues are having difficulties saying my name, not remembering my name, just saying it. When I was in the U.S I had people come up to me and say my name was “interesting” or “unique” or “difficult to pronounce.” You’ll have to forgive me for thinking that people in Nigeria would not have the same iss...

The reason I came to Nigeria was to go to the  Law School . When I was in the States I found the entire application process to be quite difficult, mainly because I did not know what the application process or how the whole law school thing worked in Nigeria. So since I’ve gone through the process, I figured I should pass on the acquire knowledge. Let’s get started. The Structure of Nigerian Law School Law school in Nigeria is generally one year, if you studied law in college. In Nigeria, unlike the U.S you are given the options to get a Bachelors Degree in the study of law. This is generally known as an LL.B. If you receive this degree, you are required to attend one year (9 months of law school). This 9-month program is known as Bar Part II. However, if you did not get a law degree in college you would be required to do a 2-year law program. For those of us who have Juris Doctors (or the foreign equivalent), we are required to do a 12-month program in order to achiev...

Disclaimer – I am not a beauty blogger, I do not have the insight on the biology of our skin, all I am doing is simply sharing my experiences. I’ve struggled with acne since I came to the U.S in the year 2000. The dermatologist said it was caused by a change of environment, I did not believe her until I came back to Nigeria. When I got back, everyone could tell that I was battling with acne. Prior to moving back to Nigeria, my dermatologist gave me some new acne medicine. The medicine was supposed to work from the inside out. Meaning my skin would get worse before it got better. The medicine did not work with my skin, it was scratchy and I felt like my face was on fire when using it. So I stopped using it. I kept on with my Aveeno products. The products did not heal my acne but at least it controlled it. But when I came to Nigeria, it was like 80 percent of the country had perfect skin. You know the saying “black don’t crack”? it originated here, I’m convinced. Lol! The variet...