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Posted on January 18, 2021
by Shakiyla
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FINALLY, I’m gonna take you with me 😂 I don’t usually do “teasers” but I’m ecstatic about this next post. Since moving to Nigeria, I’ve constantly had friends and family ask, “So what does a normal day there look like?!” I try describing it,… Continue Reading “Virtual Tour: Teaser”
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Category: Life.Tags: africa, Africa travel, black girls blog, blackblogger, food, market, nigeria, travel, virtual tour, visit Africa, visit Nigeria, west africa
Posted on August 22, 2020
by Shakiyla
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FAIR WARNING: It’s LONG, but totally worth it if you’re wondering what my life in Nigeria has turned into. “Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one,… Continue Reading “Nigeria Service Update: August 2020”
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Category: Life.Tags: africa, african fabric, black women writers, blackblogger, cross cultural marriage, education, jos, nigeria, nigerian bride, nigerian wedding, nigerian wedding dress, renovations, west africa, women travel
Posted on June 3, 2020
by Shakiyla
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Initially, I planned to use this letter as a platform to address what’s going on in society. I would comment on the police brutality. I would defend the cries for air, the pleas for breath, the petitions for equality, but God told me to… Continue Reading “Dear Black Men:”
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Category: Life.Tags: accidentalpoetry, africa, african americans, america, black blogger, black blogs, black ink, black men, blacklivesmatter, blacklove, dear black men, healing, nigeria, poetry, Police brutality, slave trade, wordpress
Posted on January 9, 2020
by Shakiyla
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If you could be any wild animal, what would you be? I legitimately asked myself this the entire time I was on the safari in Kenya. Would I want to be as quiet and meek as an elephant or as bold and alert as… Continue Reading “Nairobi, Kenya”
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Category: Life., travelTags: africa, animals, big5, blackwomentravel, creation, God, growth, humbled, kenya, maasai, nairobi, nature, peace, photography, reservations, safari, travel, traveltour, tribes, wildcats, wildlife
Posted on July 28, 2019
by Shakiyla
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Sundays are generally filled with laughs, reflection, and planning for the week to come. This Sunday was much different, though. This Sunday I was invited to baby “Judith’s” Dedication at church. Why’d I put Judith in quotes? We’ll get there. If you haven’t read… Continue Reading “Judith’s New Name.”
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Category: Family., Life., travelTags: adoption, africa, ankara, babies, Black women, black women travel, encouragement, family, jos, naija, namesake, nigeria, sundays, travel
Posted on June 21, 2019
by Shakiyla
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Looking at my website, I noticed it had been over a year since I’ve posted in the “Meet a Friend” section. The purpose of my creating that page, as stated, was to shed light on some of the most compelling and impactful people I… Continue Reading “Meet Sarah and Judy.”
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Category: Life.Tags: africa, ankara, babies, barren, family, fellowship, friendship, healing, hysterectomy, love, motherhood, nigeria, nigerian women, strong women, women
Posted on April 11, 2019
by Shakiyla
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So much has happened in the past few weeks. Initially, I planned to talk about some of those things, but this day was too sweet not to share first. I think sometimes we glorify our hurt. We give it an unwarranted, undeserved pedestal, and… Continue Reading “The Women of Hope and Batik Fabric”
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Category: Life., travelTags: africa, batik, batik fabric, crafts, encouragement, fabric, HIV awareness, hope, nigeria, pain, widows, women
Posted on March 8, 2019
by Shakiyla
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Okay, so I know the last time I posted, I shared some background information on Egusi soup, possible origins, and the inspiration behind why it is often coined one of the BEST Nigerian dishes. This time, I made it myself, y’all. Like, I really… Continue Reading “Egusi Soup ft. a Louisianian.”
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Category: food, Life.Tags: africa, egusi, egusi soup, fish recipe, food, louisiana food, naija food, nigeria, nigerian food, pounded yam, poundo, recipe, travel
Posted on December 22, 2018
by Shakiyla
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I’m finally sharing. Initially, I planned to post on the website the day I landed in Abuja, Nigeria, then I realized how useless that would be. I decided to give myself time to experience the city of Jos before I shared. That was the… Continue Reading “Welcome to Nigeria.”
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Category: Life.Tags: africa, Black women, black women travel, community, cooking, culture, feature, food, jollof, jos, love, main market, meat pie, nigeria, travel
Posted on November 17, 2018
by Shakiyla
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Today marks ten days. It was a bit surreal once I realized that I’m less than two weeks away from calling Nigeria home. It feels like it was only a few days ago when I made the announcement. I’d gotten so used to saying… Continue Reading “The Countdown.”
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Category: Life.Tags: africa, Black women, christian life, faith, family, nigeria, single, travel, traveling, trust, women traveling