Valerie Awele Kerri in her new book ‘The JJC Handbook’ shows Nigerians planning to run away from the country how to survive in a foreign land. From soaking garri to avoid bleaching cream, her book is filled with humorous tips on surviving life in the abroad … especially the United Kingdom.
Her humor filled book covers everything from clothes shopping before your trip, to the best way to get a job once you land. Click http://bit.ly/SoakGarri to read the book today!
Book Excerpts
On Drinking Garri “Living or studying in 'obodo oyibo ' does not magically make you better than anyone else. Feigning a 'britico ' accent will not get you anywhere and will not make you appear more widely traveled or more 'foreign'. It’s perfectly normal for you to continue to be the same person behavior wise and accent wise. It is okay for you to still like drinking garri or eating bole with groundnut. It’s not necessary for you to suddenly claim to be 'mixed-race' or start bleaching for heaven’s sake. Your experience should teach you new and exciting things.”
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On Racism “With racism, it’s not a clear-cut ceiling you have that is blocking you from going in the direction you want to go. Yes, having a name like ‘Abayomiolorunkoje Abayomi’ will cause a few eyebrows to rise, but the biggest ceiling you have comes from the one in your mind. Being black does not make you inferior. If you were hired by a company to simply fill the race diversity quota, don't feel for a second that that means you are not qualified.”
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Book Tour Dates
Valerie will be taking ‘The JJC Handbook’ on tour in Lagos and Abuja in early 2017. But till then you can follow her on her social media channels below:
Read her blog/ stories here http://www.thejjchandbook.com
Follow her on http://twitter.com/valeriekerri
Stalk her on http://instagram.com/thejjchandbook
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