Stories

Expenses that I never expected but had to spend money on anyways

Things come up in mysterious ways…including expenses you didn’t anticipate when on a trip, unfortunately 😔. When it comes to traveling and funds (or in life actually), people always say prepare for the worst, cause ya just never know. This kinda always played out in the back of my head when planning my trip, but as the positive outlook type of person that I am, I didn’t take it on mentally. I did however know Read more…

By Global Gyal, ago

Planning My 2019 Travel

I’d planned a whole trip to travel and live in New Zealand for 2018. I also planned a trip after my university graduation that took me two and a half months in 2015. So, why was it that when it came to planning my next year (2019 at the time), it proved a little difficult 🤔? You’d think these things get easier as time goes by huh? Nah, they don’t. Yes, you may become more Read more…

By Global Gyal, ago

Moving Somewhere (for a year)

The first 6 months, is survival. Proving to yourself (and others if you have to) that you can do this.You can ‘adult’, live life, and survive, while in an entirely new country, an entirely new space, surrounded by entirely new people. The next 6 months, is all about the clock. There’s only 6 months left. Have you done all that you wanted to do? Experienced all that you wanted to experience? Taken advantage of the Read more…

By Global Gyal, ago

Listening to Yourself.

I wrote a post a few weeks ago about “Being Yourself” (seeet dey -> story here), and a couple of my friends (thanks for reading my blog yall!) reached out to me and said, “Why don’t you include an example in the piece? Of how you were your true self?” They also said “You should write about “how” you listen to yourself, to do some of the things you do/did? That way, people could see Read more…

By Global Gyal, ago

Netball – Indoor, Outdoor, huh?

Wah mek (why didn’t) anyone ever tell me indoor and outdoor games, of the same sport, are different? Nobody told you either? Great. Lemme fill you in see! Another goal I aimed to achieve when I lived in NZ was to play the sport of netball. It’s a non-contact international sport predominantly played by women. It’s a bit of a mash up of between basketball (similarities being the ball, court and general format) and football Read more…

By Global Gyal, ago