Diary of a black migrant girl

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selfcare

This is what I’ve been up to lately.

Happy Sunday to all my awesome BMG blog subscribers. It has been many weeks since I last wrote here. Frankly, this COVID-19 situation has had me observing from behind the bedcovers; watching until it is safe for us to come out. But seeing as the Rona will be with us longer than we thought, I guess we all have to begin to cultivate new coping habits to get us through this new normal. So, I wanted to take the opportunity…

August 9, 2020 2 comments

Newcomers & Self Care

written by Akata Salowo

A lot has happened since I last wrote here. Before I kick off though, did everyone get a chance to catch my feature on CIC news? If you did not, here’s a fine chance to go ahead and click the link and read up! When I first heard about the Trump travel ban, I felt so many emotions. First one was just deep sadness, that again, my people and I are being profiled for all the wrong reasons. Then, I…

March 1, 2020 4 comments

2 years ago by blackmigrantgirl I went driving 10 days in a row in the GTA and wrote about my expatexperience here, and the difference with driving in Lagos, Nigeria where I willingly relocated from. Link in bio...
2 years ago by blackmigrantgirl Good morning from Ottawa! This traveller life go fit me die shaa
1 year ago by blackmigrantgirl The view from the top. I'm so thankful for today. I wrote my final exams today and have now completed my postgraduate degree in ELT (English Language Teaching) Then I hung out with my friends from Nigeria who are visiting as part of the process of soft landing. I am grateful... I am soooooo thankful...
9 months ago by blackmigrantgirl I wrote something new on the blog. About how I successfully passed my Full G drive test. I share valuable tips on the blog on 'HOW' to achieve this feat. Happy Monday
6 months ago by blackmigrantgirl I wrote about self-care; about caring for one's self in the midst of hustling and surviving. As newcomers, how many of us take the time to do something for ourselves that helps us relax? In Lagos, I used to practice better self care, even as crazy as living in Lagos is. When I went for a massage last Saturday though, I started to reflect & I realized I've been so caught up in the hustle, I have not been as caring of myself. Up on the blog now- www.blackmigrantgirl.com