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#naija2014/15

I spent this past holiday season in Nigeria

although I'm there every year, this trip felt different

I somehow viewed my hometown with a new set of eyes

and experienced it in a new way

highlights:

my sister's radio hosting:

my big sister has been taking the African fitness world by storm

so proud of her

she had a couple radio gigs while in town and i tagged along with her

while she co-hosted with the lovely Tosyn Bucknor of Top Radio 90.9

the crew was too much fun

art:

all my years in Nigeria and I had never visited the Nike Art Gallery

such an incredible space

never in my life have I been surrounded with so much amazing and inspiring art

all by Nigerian artists

also spent a good amount of town strolling through multiple markets in search of artwork

my sister, friends and i bought a couple pieces

not sure why, but every time I visit Nigeria, I end up only buying souvenirs for people

this year was surprisingly my first time purchasing artwork for myself.

and of course,

visiting Nigeria always means celebrations, food, friends and family!

had a great time just hanging out and eating every single thing I possibly could

because holiday calories don't stick

so thankful for that!

side note:

since returning from Nigeria

I haven't been able to stop listening to the Flavour album

it's become my soundtrack for #naija2014/15

how its made - cooking

on the road

top radio - my sister about to show Tosyn how to do push ups.

marketplace

in search - the guy in blue was leading us to "where they sell artwork"

wrapping up a piece we bought

Nike art gallery

and a selfie 

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