Job Hunting. 2: Career Fair Levels

*dusts cobwebs* *covers face* *opens mouth to mutter excuse* ah! I have none! Just couldn’t bring myself to write anything. Okay so I had good intentions to write at least every other week and had outlined a list of topics I wanted to talk about. Unfortunately, when it was time to write my second post, …

Job Hunting. 1: Conference Tales

So you know how I mentioned I was going to blog about the trials and travails of job hunting in America as an international student? Well I have started and this is the first post in the series. I’m not sure how long I will be able to keep up with this seeing as I …

Job hunting is not for the faint hearted

It is with deep sadness in my heart that I realized I should have started journaling a long time ago. I honestly wanted to blog about my relocation and adjustment to life here but you know what they say about procrastination. Nearly 2 years later, I still shake my head at myself and then enter into …

Where is Home? All Over.

Home they say is where the heart is. In the last couple of days I have found myself ruminating over this statement. I used to believe that home for me could only be one place - Lagos, Nigeria. I actually never fully understood what it meant to identify as Nigerian till I moved to the …

Happy Thanksgiving

So in the U.S., Thanksgiving is one of the most celebrated and cherished holidays of the year. I daresay even more celebrated than Christmas. It's a time to come together with your family and loved ones, share the things you're thankful for, eat some good turkey and create memories. People travel long distances just to go …