Rest is easy to pronounce and hard to do.

I wrote this poem in 2019, around the time I was just starting my Masters Degree. I was so worried and I didn't know what to expect because I had never been down that road before. One day, I was making eggs and looking out my window and I just observed the mountains and clouds- they were just themselves, just 'being'.

What does it look like for you to be still and at peace in the middle of uncertainty? For me, the answer I discovered (and I'm still learning) is in this poem.

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Here is a very brief recount of my childhood experiences as a twin. Not only did some people mix my twin sister and I up but they also would get confused and sometimes call one of us by our older sister's name. Yes all 3 of us have very similar names and they all start with the 'sh' sound.

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Welcome to '...into words with Sola' Season 3, it feels great to be back! In this episode, I talk about my holiday, rest, learning Korean, my love for BTS and a summary of how season 3 of this podcast is going to unfold.

Photo: Seun Olowo-Ake

You can head over to my instagram to watch the story behind it.

Song: [White] Archetypes (poem) by Sola Olowo-Ake from The Writing Circle Project's , Unveiling (the full project is linked)

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#hostel stories

Theresa and Sola will be sharing their Nigerian boarding house experiences in three parts- "only cultists like beans"; "huh-soo culture"; "I want my mummy's food to still be in my stomach"

Do you have similar experiences? Share them with Theresa and Sola on Instagram.

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Episode 2- "only cultists like beans"

#hostel stories

Do you have similar experiences? Share them with Theresa and Sola on Instagram.

Instagram:

Episode 2- "only cultists like beans"

#hostel stories

Do you have similar experiences? Share them with Theresa and Sola on Instagram.

Instagram:

The theme today is "Naija, which way?"

Theresa and Sola explore this question more in-depth as they relay stories that they have heard and experienced and they share their thoughts about some of the underlying issues that exist within these narratives. Through this episode they set the tone for what people can expect from the episodes to come.

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Theresa: @chatswitht

Sola: @kehindeolowoake

Naija, which way?

Is a segment of '...into words with Sola' that sets out to explore storytelling and celebrate it.

Sola will be joined by her friend, Theresa and through their podcast episodes, they both would explore what it means to be Nigerian through their own subjectivities  by storytelling experiences they have had (and in some ways still do) as Nigerian women.

Find us on instagram:

Sola- @kehindeolowoake

Theresa- @chatswitht

 Ahọn Dudu warns the King and he responds.

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This audio is part of my Master of Design thesis project which uses Yorùbá storytelling to speak about my experience with lack of black communal culture here in Vancouver, Canada.

In the story, Ahọn Dudu the main character (who is me) goes round warning everyone in the land he resides in about smoke that is coming up the mountain to destroy it.

For more on this project check out my Instagram @kehindeolowoake

The people of Oke respond to Ahọn Dudu’s warning.

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This audio is part of my Master of Design thesis project which uses Yorùbá storytelling to speak about my experience with lack of black communal culture here in Vancouver, Canada.

In the story, Ahọn Dudu the main character (who is me) goes round warning everyone in the land he resides in about smoke that is coming up the mountain to destroy it.

For more on this project check out my Instagram @kehindeolowoake