Throwback Thursday : Peer Pressure

THROWBACK THURSDAY! This is a photo of me in the girls’ hostel of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. I was studying for my National Diploma in Science Laboratory Technology; a program that I completed prior to my admission to study Food Science and Technology at Obafemi Awolowo University. This photo was taken in […]

Throwback Thursday – Passion Vs Reality

THROWBACK THURSDAY! This is a photo of me in the Food Science and Technology Laboratory of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife Nigeria. I was studying for my Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science and Technology. This photo is from 18 years ago (thereabout). Hahahaha. This was our food processing laboratory, and one of my […]

“Opon Ayo” – A Traditional Board Game

“Opon Ayo” This game teaches mathematics, risk management, problem solving  and resilience By ‘Tope Rebecca Olotu I remember playing this game with my grandmother, and some of our neighbours in the western part of Nigeria where I grew up. “Opon Ayo” also called “Ayo Olopon” or simply “Ayo” is a traditional game played by the […]

Stop the excuses

There is no perfect time to do anything. There are more than 500 reasons why you should not study now. The course is too difficult, the lecturer did not explain very well, you don’t have the right textbook….bla bla. It is just like exercise, your body tells you 1,000 legitimate reasons why you should stay […]

Dress up, Show up and Do your BEST

Some days we wake up and we sincerely don’t feel like going out to “fight”, or we may just be feeling a bit irritable with our-self or the rest of the world generally. It could be the fear of going out to face the monster tasks ahead, or the deep worry of not being good […]