The Abroad Edit| Life Abroad, Migration& Expat Stories

  Discover how to transform life's setbacks into opportunities for personal growth and resilience with practical mindset shifts. Life doesn't  always go as planned- but even in the most worst moments, there's a good waiting to be found. Learning how to to find the positive side of a bad situation life throws at you  can be the key to resilience, personal growth, and long term success necessary skill to navigate life as  challenges is part of our daily encounter until we live this world. Lets look at  how you can shift your mindset, find the hidden opportunities and transform the situation into a positive mind The  first step in finding positivity is accepting what happened ,Denial keeps you stuck, but acceptance opens the new door to a new perspective. over the years I've learnt  Life experiences  has taught me not to fuse over situations that is beyond my control. Instead  asked yourself:   what can i learn from this  situat...

Arriving in Lagos for the First Time Lagos is one of those cities that leaves a permanent mark on anyone who visits. I’ve had many Lagos moments, but my very first experience around 2002–2003 is one I will never forget in a hurry. My partner at the time had just arrived in Nigeria from Italy. As usual, he insisted I come to Lagos to receive him at the airport before we continued to Port Harcourt, where we lived. He landed before 10 p.m., and from the airport we headed straight to our hotel on Femi Pearse Street in Victoria Island, off Adeola Odeku. A Late‑Night Search for Pepper Soup Not long after settling in, he said he wanted fish pepper soup. The hotel staff directed us to the old Kuramo Beach — long before it became the modern Eko Atlantic. The moment we arrived, I was already complaining about how rough the environment looked. We had barely sat down when suddenly people started running. And not small running — serious running. Before we could even ask questions, we joined them. ...

Try this easy, healthy banana and egg pancake recipe—perfect for a nutritious start to your day.  I woke up this morning and was craving Pancakes. I noticed I was out of supply and decided to improvise. As you all know food is an art and should be continuously experimented upon. Looked through the fridge and noticed I had some leftover bananas in the fridge and thought to myself? Why not try a new recipe for pancakes? You've probably eaten pancakes, but have you tried these two-ingredients, no flour, no added sugar, sweet and healthy banana pancakes? These are super easy to make and will work great for toddlers.   Ingredients:    - 2 piece Banana  - 1 piece Egg   - Butter   Preparation Time:15 Minutes    - Mash up bananas until smooth in a large bowl.  - Whisk eggs (using a fork is just fine!) and add to banana paste  - Fry gently in a pan on low-medium heat with a little heated oil or butter  -Leave to cook o...

INGREDIENTS CREAMY PASTA RECIPE WITH SHREDDED BEEF & SHRIMPS  - Shrimps  - Shredded beef   - Tea spoons Vegetable oil  - Tea spoons butter  - Tea spoon blended yellow pepper  - Teaspoon salt - Pound spaghetti  - cup heavy cream  - Maggi  -  ½ tablespoons dried parsley PREPARATION CREAMY PASTA RECIPE WITH SHREDDED BEEF & SHRIMPS  - -Parboil Spaghetti and sieve out the water place in a plate - wash and Steam the shredded beef with seasons for 1 minute with low heat. - wash and Steam shrimps with seasoning for 1 second with low heat _ Heat oil in a medium non- sticky pan over medium heat. _ Add garlic, onions, fresh yellow pepper and salt stir until fragrant, for 2 minutes. - Add butter and stir constantly until melted.

Onunu is a popular Indigenous delicacy among    the Southern part of Nigeria. It’s a special traditional delicacy served during traditional wedding ceremonies among the Kalabari and Okirika people of Rivers state, Nigeria.  The delicacy is locally called Temburu it involves pounding a mixture of yam with ripe plantain and palm oil with a pinch of salt. The delicacy is served with fresh fish pepper-soup  traditionally called Odufulo.

Plantain & fish;popularly know as Bole and fish originates from rivers state, Port Harcourt to be precise the southern part of Nigeria.  You will find Bole and fish on every road side in the garden city of Port Court. Bole is very popular in this part of the world. It is usually sold on the roadside on locally made grills. Now this is a recipe for you to make in the comfort of your kitchen.  Ingredients Bole and Fish: Chopped Peppered Fish:  Titus Fish Fresh pepper (Blended) Onions (chopped) Garlic Seasoning cubes Salt to taste Palm oil Bole Plantains (Slightly or unripe) Peppered Fish:   Preparation Bole and Fish: - Properly clean fish and wash well. If you are using a fish that has scales, properly remove the scales, rinse well and set aside. - Mix all the ingredients except the fish in bowl - Place the fish on a large quantity of foil paper. Make some slices on the body of the fish for the marinade to penetrate the fish both inside an...

As a food & Lifestyle enthusiast I love to play with new recipes and as such I decided to give my taste bud craving something different from the usual (Edikikong Soup). Known as the crab meat vegetable sauce, although they share almost the same ingredients. This crab meat vegetable sauce is easy to cook, filled with mouthwatering fresh seafood with vibrant colors and a lot of healthy and nutritious vibe that can be eaten with rice, yam, plantains, potatoes, Eba, or any swallow of your choice.  So, follow me on my journey to my new craving and discover something different from your regular Vegetable soup and thank me later for this budget friendly recipe as you don’t need to break your bank account to prepare this dish                                                INGREDIENTS FOR CRAB MEAT  VEGETABLE SAUCE ngredients for crab meat  Vegetable Sauc...