Suco brasileiro [PT/EN]

Anteriormente, no post "Manhã de um domingo de Carnaval ", eu falei sobre a feira aqui da minha cidade que acontece todo domingo, onde cada sentido da avenida é destinado a um…

A Shared Language, A Shared Heart

Before now, I never liked the idea of language bonding people. In my books, it only breeds unnecessary nepotism and ethnocentrism, until…

Being an International Student Is Not Easy: I Salute My Younger Brother

Happy Monday Hivers! I can still vividly remember how much of a mama’s boy our youngest brother was. There are nine of us in the family, and he is the second to the youngest.…

Going to Divine Mercy with Mama to Light Candles for Her Birthday...

It was my Mama's birthday two days ago. We planned to go to the shrine, but because of the typhoon, we decided against it. Yesterday was another option, but there's still mud and…

Ekpe Festival My Culture Culture Q#1

Ekpe Festival is one of the most important and exciting cultural celebrations of the people of ikwuano Local Government Area in Abia State Nigeria. This festival usually takes…

Art that Transcends

Unidentified Blessings And Kindness

It was last year when Jeffria's teacher said that she needed to join the feeding program. I was speechless, the teacher notice it. So she explained that it's not because Jeffria…

What's Up with Africa Man’s Time

When it comes to Nigerians and their timing system, it is always flexible and never rigid, in the sense that it could have multiple meanings, and you cannot simply take the face…

My Neighbours CultureQ#2

Living in Lagos for the past 23 years has taught me a lot about people. When I look at my relationship with my neighbours, both in the past and now, I can confidently say that it…

There is a special language for Nigerian Bus Conductors

If you have ever been in a commercial bus in a big city like Lagos, you will know that there is a unique language these bus conductors speak. The way their words are so…