Fisayo is a grad student at Columbia University. Before arriving in the US, she worked as a financial journalist at Stears Business in Nigeria, covering film, fashion, and hospitality sectors. She was also involved in the writing and publication of a book while at Yiaga Africa.

For Fisayo, attending grad school was an essential step in taking her into the core of journalism.

Coming from a Tropical region like Nigeria, she gives us a peep into how unprepared she was for the weather, being alone in the initial moments of being in America, and how she navigated that challenge.

Fisayo’s grad school experience is in many ways a reflection of our world today as it is quite laden with some of the challenges and restrictions that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought on us all.

If you’re a fresh or intending student, you’ll find this very helpful.