Some days, I struggle to come up with what to write, which idea is worth exploring or what to talk about. Other days, the idea hits me like a freight train going at maximum speed. And this is one of those ideas. Photo credit: Mikhail Nilov Source: pexels.com I don't know if you know that I live in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria, or if you are aware of the sit-at-home order every Monday imposed on the region by IPOB. The sit-at-home order has been on since August 2021, and towards the end of the year, it became sort of inconsequential. Although I avoided leaving my immediate environs on Mondays, I sometimes go out to visit friends or run errands. When the new year came around, I truly believed that the sit-at-home was over, and I was not the only one with that train of thought, what we didn't know was that whoever gave that order had put measures in place to ensure we complied and that brings me to my story for today. After talking with a few friends and classmates, we dec...
Source: Pinterest Hey there, How are you doing and how are you handling the post lockdown period with everything opening up and stuff? Flipping narratives and other random thoughts is a short collection of thoughts, questions and expression of some incomplete opinion. Enjoy! Flipping Narratives I stumbled on a writer on twitter telling regular stories with an amazing twist. So in the Nigerian society, there are standards women are held to when it comes to morality, marriage and parenting that their male counterparts are not subjected to. With the rise the social media, there has been an uproar with a lot of people either supporting or refusing to see a problem with such standards. So this writer switched the narratives so that in place of the woman in what is generally accepted with a man and I believe that has gone so far in showing how ridiculous those standards and hopefully help others see and understand how women feel about them. Books and discussio...
So every week, I get to put a pencil on paper and write something or sketch, sometimes I just doodle things that don’t in any way mean anything. I avail myself of the opportunity to create something that I can or cannot share. And I wear the badge of “Creative” as proudly as I can. And it is encouraging to know that anybody can be creative, and it is not limited to the very big or highly anticipated and appreciated things if we are being honest. For this episode of The Conversation Series, I decided to invite another Creative to have a conversation on what it means to create and how it feels balancing that with living. Note: This conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity. Our guest today is quite a big person and I would like her to introduce herself. Hi everybody, my name is Zara. I am a medical student and also a YouTuber, you can say I am a medtuber. So what was your initial reaction to receiving the message, hey Zara, I want you to be on TCS. I was wowed and was l...
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