E ku odun tuntun! Happy New Year! I thought I should throw it out there that I am in fact still alive, a little battle-scarred, but still alive ( Read more... )

Not gonna lie: There's something oddly invigorating about Avril Lavigne's music. It might not be as punk as she'd like to think, but I mean - she's got a point (in her lyrics). Harold showed me the music video for When You're Gone, and it's actually kind of sweet ( Read more... )

Yesterday I had a telephone conversation with a good friend of mine. When we talk on the phone, it always starts a little awkwardly: "This is Kay... Hello? Hello? This is Kay." "Hey Kay, what's up?" "What?" "I said, what's up." "Oh, not much. How are you?" "I'm fine. How's everyone?" "What? I'm sorry, the connection is bad." "I said, how's everyone ( Read more... )

Have just been enjoying the Mather House video for the first time in a long time... oh good stuff. "What would you do for Mather House?" "I would name my child after Mather. I would name it Mather Mather Mather." "I would die for Mather." Ah! Quality. If you are ever curious as to what the zaniest of Harvard students are like, you should check this ( Read more... )

Ellen's right that summer sounds awfully boring - when people ask what I've been up to, I have to be honest and say, "Pretty much work. That's about it." But I'd like to think that a) I'm doing something worthwhile, and b) I'm growing. If I haven't seen you/called you/gone for coffee with you yet, I'm sorry - I would really love to, but you'll have ( Read more... )

I know this is a little late in coming, but I want to take a few moments to muse on some of the things that have happened to me this year and some of the things I’ve learned. For starters, reflection is a really powerful tool that allows me to evaluate what went right and what I can improve on in the future; good things and pitfalls to avoid and ( Read more... )

I finished all my stupid papers. Now I won't have to write another one until October. :P haha ( Read more... )

One of the things that has made my college experience a really positive one has been (believe it or not) my parents. They've handled things really well, considering how far away I am and how I might have had significant trouble adjusting. But part of what made this year a good one for my parental relations is realizing just how hard it is to be a ( Read more... )

My personal goal now is to be able to talk like a Nigerian. Like, if you couldn't see my face (/skin color, haha) you'd think I was Nigerian. I can do this by a) perfecting Yoruba over the next year and through the language program in Ile Ife next summer, b) learning Hausa next year, c) watching LOTS and LOTS of Nollywood movies!!!, d) learning NPE ( Read more... )

I am nearly free. I turned in two papers today, one of which is 17 pages long, and the other of which is 12 pages. So I turned in 29 pages worth of papers today. Hawt. Then I went to SWSG Visioning, at which we decided to "cast a wider net" and push for mentor recruitment among minority groups. And then I caught the first half hour of Gilmore Girls ( Read more... )