Sojourns

  • I Miss My Homeland

    There’s something special about the place where your soul first learned to sing. For me, that place is Nigeria, a land where the mornings awaken with the rooster’s proud crow, ushering in a new day. It’s a sound that once seemed mundane but now feels like a call to return, a reminder of simpler times

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  • Femi’s childhood in the bustling streets of Lagos was filled with vibrant colors, lively sounds, and endless adventures. His favorite memories, however, were of afternoons spent under the mango tree in the shared courtyard, where he often found Adamna. She was the light of the neighborhood, a graceful Ibo girl whose laughter rang like music.

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  • At my lowest…

    Check out my podcast, Absolutely Everything , on Spotify for Podcasters! https://anchor.fm/ijeme-ilevbare

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  • Growing Up isn’t easy

    Last week was half term in most schools in the UK so my elder sister living in London came over to Manchester with her kids to see us. I was so happy she came, having her kids and her was pure delight and my daughter was so so happy having other kids in the house.

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  • Memories to cherish

    Today I remembered Madam Celine, 🤣🤣🤣, I call her Madam Celine cos she always had the cutest smile, warm and embracing, she calls me Chari, oh Madam Celine had this air of grace around her, I loved her with my whole heart. Chinwe AKA Madam Celine was the PA to the MD of one of

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  • The day started like every other day, I woke up, said my prayers, brushed my teeth, sang in the shower at the top of my lungs and pretended to be Celine Dion with a little bit of Janet Jackson and a tiny bit of Kelly Clarkson…. Anyway, I felt like this is the day to

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  • That thing on your chest

    My girls and I decided to go out for drinks, Lagos is hard enough and the hustle is real. I love hanging out with my married friends, they give me hope that I will have a family of my own and I also help them feel single again…lol mutual beneficial relationship. Walking into this cozy

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  • A little Patience

    A pat on the back A hi five here and there A smile, a thought, a touch Just a little to get by We wake up, we struggle, we exhale Wondering what the day has got in store for us We wonder “will it ever go right” Yet we stand and we move Clearing the

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  • What were you thinking?

    From depths unthinkable comes fear Fear begets feeling of failure so it is easy to sink in deep I tried to blank my mind but my heart would not take it the memories from the abyss of fear rolling over and over like a woman turning amala on a hot afternoon I see beads of

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  • New Year

    Hi Everyone, It’s been a minute yea “inserts laughter”, they say having a baby changes everything and in my head I am like “scare tactics” well 7 months down the line I can tell you a big FAT YES, it Changes EVERYTHING, I couldn’t even write, coming back from maternity, I struggled to get myself

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