I Came, I Saw Cardi B and I Conquered #YALI2019
It must have been the first week when one of my favourite programme assistants let it slip during orientation that Cardi B was coming to…
My #YALI2019 Alpha Familia
Before we had secured the American visas, the program admin at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln called us for short conversations about our expectations, interests and…
#YALI2019 Ignite Talks: In Loving Memory of Dad
Let the games begin! Ignite Talks are mini TedTalk style presentations about anything that’s important to you or you’re passionate about. I knew we were…
I Was Gonna Be the ‘Valedictorian’
I was back like I never left. Woke up feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. The sun was shining brighter than ever. The birds were chirping melodiously….
We Need Women Who Are Wild, Wild, Wild
Pulitzer Prize winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich wrote “well-behaved women seldom make history” in a 1976 and when I saw it I just thought well…
#YALI2019 Two Days Later…I Crashed
Yep. It was only 48 hours since I had landed in the land of the free and I crashed. https://giphy.com/gifs/drunk-tired-sleep-7IrtGOyJy3I9W We were approaching the end…
#YALI2019 I Found My Super Strengths! Find Out Yours
We took the Clifton Strengths test. This test was administered so that we may be aware of our strengths so that we may make better…
#YALI2019 The American Visa Interview
I woke up in my hotel bed. By woke up, I mean I got out of bed because I hadn’t slept a wink. Imagine having…
The First #YALI2019 Interview and it Wasn’t the Last
I got into the interview room and the panelists introduced themselves. I could only recognise two. They say it’s important to catch their names so…
How I Nearly Missed My #YALI2019 Interview
I had made it to the interview stage! WhatsApp’d my mentor the good news. But now, I had to prepare for the interview. I researched…