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Racism is not a Day. It is a System.
To be fair, I almost forgot today is the International Day Against Racism. Photo by Kelly : https://www.pexels.com/photo/roadway-with-end-racism-now-title-in-town-4642503/ I have never really been a big believer in these kinds of awareness days. Not because the topic is not important. Quite the opposite. It is too important to fit into just one day. Racism does not appear once a year. It is everywhere. And for me, it is deeply personal. I grew up watching my stepfather nav
Mar 213 min read


The paper I almost never wrote
About unfinished chapters, quiet doubts, and the courage to finish anyway. The first time I opened a new Word document to start writing my final CAS paper, I stared at the screen and thought: How on earth do people write 20 academic pages? Twenty pages may not sound like much. But they become surprisingly long when you have absolutely no experience in academic writing. And that was exactly my situation. A few years earlier, a good friend of mine had forwarded me a link to the
Mar 165 min read


Beyond Sharenting: Using Social Media to Change Narratives About Intercultural Families
When I first started writing and sharing as "Nwanyiocha", I imagined my audience as distant strangers . People somewhere out there on the...
Sep 21, 20254 min read


Representation in Children’s Books: The Story Behind Ala Nna M
Long before Nnanyerugo was born, I was already carrying another kind of baby in my heart: a story. Ala Nna M is a children’s book...
Apr 4, 20257 min read


Past the Guards: Inside Nigeria’s Most Unexpected Fortress
The security had always been tight—not just on that day but every day. The first line of defence began at the gate , where two guards sat...
Oct 18, 20245 min read


Birchermüesli for Breakfast, Fufu for Dinner: Raising Mixed-Cultured Children
Raising children with dual cultural identities is a unique journey, filled with both challenges and rewards. As parents of Swiss-Igbo...
Aug 7, 20244 min read


Building a New Life: Tips for moving to Nigeria (or any other country) with children.
It may be hard to believe, but we moved to Nigeria without knowing where we would live. The choice of our new home was wide open: Awka,...
Mar 13, 20245 min read


A bold move to Ala Igbo - We don "Apaj"
There is a term for it: "Japa," which means to make a hasty exit from Nigeria. But for us, what we were looking for was to "Apaj" (the...
Nov 1, 20233 min read


From Sempach to Udogu: A Fufu-Fueled Triumph in Schwingen
Sempach, Wenger, Glarner or Stucki! Names that a typical Swiss person immediately relates to Schwingen, the Swiss Wrestling sport....
Jun 5, 20233 min read


Unraveling the Connection Between a Tree Branch, Swiss Army Knife, and Schwingen
Chijioke and Uche have recently ventured into the world of Swiss wrestling, also known as Schwingen. Through them, I've become...
Apr 16, 20234 min read


The Igbo concept of family and what we can learn from it
Growing up in a multicultural family, I have always been captivated by the rich tapestry of customs, traditions, and languages that make...
Mar 28, 20234 min read


Navigating the Challenges of Multicultural Parenting
Tips and strategies for raising children with two cultures As parents in a multicultural family, Ezenwa and I understand that raising...
Jan 28, 20235 min read


To kneel or not to kneel - The perfect marriage proposal
I was never the kind of woman that planned for her big day years in advance. In fact, as a child, I never even wanted to get married at...
Jan 4, 20233 min read
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