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I've always loved the simple things, taking trotro, seeing a woman selling by the street, greeting an old woman and getting that "my daughter" energy back.
I love African culture, the way we live, but growing up I didn't always have access to these things so I made sure to include them here. So I decided to write about trotros and damfos to give it a beautiful Nigerian blend too.
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