Tag: theusafrican
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Been So Long
Oh hello there! My goodness, it has been somewhat of an eternity since I last laid my fingers on a keyboard to write a story. I believe where I last left you all was during quarantine chronicles. I was slowly making my way back into travel during the pandemic. On my last post, I wrote…
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Quarantine Chronicles: Escape to Siesta Key
Spring is here!!! YESSSS!!! I am so ready for the warmer weather and increased daylight! The birds will be chirping more and more, flowers will be blooming. Though I missed out on some winter snowy activities, I am tired of winter coats. I am over of heavy layers. I am sick of not being able…
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Quarantine Chronicles: Snowboarding
As you may know, I live in Michigan. If you didn’t know, the winters up here are tundra like. Now, I am the type of person that loves the outdoors. I love the fresh air. I love the physicality of just being outside. I believe I’ve mentioned this in previous posts, but winter is a…
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Twenty One
New Year, New Me. I’m going to keep this entry short for I do not have enough words to express. I have to be honest with you and myself. One of my goals this year is to be intentional about the fruit of the spirit in my life i.e. love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,…
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Christmas in Frankenmuth
My goodness! If you’re reading this you’ve survived 2020 thus far! Boy has it been a whirlwind of a year. So many of our cheers were overshadowed by head tilts, facepalms, heartbreaking moments. But before I go off on a tangent, this post is not the annual end of year reflection piece. It’s about the…
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Birthday Trip to Catalina Island: Part 2
I’m already California dreamin’ as the fall weather here in Michigan begins to settle. As pathetic as this sounds, the only things keeping me warm at the moment are my fuzzy socks, blanket and the happy memories of Catalina. Santa Catalina is an American island paradise 22 miles off the coast of southern California. With…
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Birthday Trip to Catalina Island: Part 1
THIRTY. YEARS. OLD. Wow!! This is a huge milestone especially for women. I expected life to be quite different at thirty from my current reality. The whole cliche of having settled down with a husband, at least one child and stable career. But to be honest, I haven’t had the most vanilla cookie cutter life.…
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Quarantine Chronicles: Local and Regional Travel
I have a mini rant before I get to the point of this blog post. And seeing as this is a blog, my blog, these are my opinions. If you don’t agree, that’s cool. You can continue reading, skip this rant and proceed to the rest of the post, read a completely different post, or…
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Quarantine Chronicles: A Trip to Holland…Michigan
How I wish to be able to visit Europe! But alas, the borders are closed to Americans AND Nigerians. Talk about a double whammy for me! So as I continue to travel locally, I decided to add Holland, Michigan to my lists of destinations. As you may or may not know, I lived in the…
The United States of an African 