Tagadaptability

Who Taught Us Impossible?

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I sometimes wonder when we learned impossibility. Not when we discovered that some things were difficult. Not when we understood that life has limitations. But when did we begin to look at something we wanted to do and convince ourselves that it could not be done? I thought about this recently while watching someone struggle to ride a bicycle. It reminded me of something almost embarrassing about...

So This Is Lagos

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It was my first time leaving the northern part of Nigeria. All it took was a random call from a childhood friend. “What’s up, bro?” he said. “The lady I work for needs extra hands at her store, and I couldn’t think of a better partner than you. Are you game?” Although I had always wanted to visit Lagos, my idea of the city was shaped mainly by Nigerian movies—flashy scenes, fast lives, endless...