Little victories

It might seem premature but I'm going to congratulate myself today. I am proud of myself for the consistency I have shown over the last 24 days. A blog a day without fail. I am impressed because before this point I had 19 in just over 2 years. With the ramp up I have seen …

In my blood

My first memory of driving was the Legoland driving school. I remember zipping around the enclosed roads, not a care in the world at what felt like superhuman speeds (in reality maybe 5 mph). I was a natural and got my Legoland license at the first attempt. That was the beginning of a life long …

The art of not caring

One of the first memories of dancing I have is being at a party and really enjoying myself. I think I was imitating Michael Jackson at the time (probably dead on) and all of a sudden I hear my mum say “Jor-Jor stop that bad Michael Jackson impression, you can’t dance”. Truth be told those …

Learning with Leaders

Your network is your net worth, your network is your net worth, your network is your net worth. Apologies for the repetition but the point is very important. By the time summer rolled around in 2016 I felt like a failure. I had been unsuccessful in securing a summer research internship at my university, I had …

White Monkey

I can't adequate describe how I felt in that moment. My Nigerian JS2 (year 8) classmate had just assigned this insult to me and honestly, I don't remember much of the events before. I only remember the rage, the sweat on my brow, the tears in my eyes and my clenched fist as I contemplated striking my classmate with everything I had.

Opening salvo

(Should I say welcome or hi, awkward moments online) Hi So, it seems like everyone and their cat and brother’s girlfriend’s little cousin has a blog so I have decided to join the blogosphere. I’ll walk you through my thought process because as an engineer I have been conditioned to show my working for full …