Gloria Atanmo

I feel most free, comfortable, and cute in that. And as a woman, what more could you want in life?

Growing up a social butterfly, being the life of the party was all I knew. But in other countries, I needed to take a step back and let those who were in their natural state take the center stage so I could learn from them as their guest.

Lesson: Writing is just like anything else in life — it requires practice so you can keep your brain sharp. If you’re not publishing often, find ways to still be writing, and always document your raw thoughts as soon as you can before they are forgotten.

In many cases, they’re overworked and underpaid, and despite what some might think, you choosing to not have your room made up doesn’t take away from their salary.

The U.S. is my abusive and mentally unstable boyfriend that I need a break from. An indefinite one.

In a perfect world, you’d be on that plane with me, but I know not everyone has or can maintain that lifestyle.

Why wouldn’t you chance it and overstay your visa by like 10 days? Whatevs, right?

7. Call your mom.

Their ignorance is NOT my problem.

Have a meeting at 10am sharp? Great. See you at 10:47, and not a minute past.

So I’m not here to write another think piece on the recent events affecting the black community in America, because I’ve already said all I needed to say here, which by the 1K+ likes and 500+ shares, I’ll take it…

It’s possible with some freedom and flexibility to potentially live around Europe for as long as you please. I’m going on 3 years, cumulatively, and the Schengen has been my best friend.

Some people even shout out their country numbers as if it were in direct correlation with their manhood, and if so, let me be the first to announce that I just might have a 30-inch schlong.

We’re trained to learn and think just enough to get us far in life, but not too much because God forbid we realize that it’s all kind of just a trap. And spoiler time, nobody makes it out alive.