HeyJaredThe Real Housewife of Nigeria
Like Emily in Paris, except it's Brittany in Nigeria. What could go wrong?
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It Took 3 Years to Know What We’re Doing (opens the original)
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They say it takes a full year in a new job to know what you’re doing. I’d now add that it takes 3 years after moving to a new country to really know what you’re doing. There are some lessons you only learn with time, and understanding how to live within another culture is certainly one of them.The first year after returning to Nigeria from summer break, I realized I’d forgotten everything about how to do life here. I remember standing in the grocery store checkout line, sweat beading on my foreh
Writer Girl Summer (opens the original)
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I dubbed this summer Writer Girl Summer, because seriously, who wants a “Hot Girl Summer,” when you can have a Writer Girl Summer? Exactly.To my surprise Writer Girl Summer really worked out. I went from being a Substack skeptic to a fan. And I managed to almost double my subscriber count. So, in celebration, I’m sharing what worked for me.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8a7J!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progre
July 2026 Levity List (opens the original)
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Hello from 33,000 feet.I’m sitting in seat 33C which happens to be in the last row and conveniently right next to the bathrooms. Sometimes we pay for good seats, other times we pay the consequences. That’s travel life, I suppose.For the new subscribers here, welcome!I typically send a newsletter once a month to tell you about the shenanigans of my American expat-life in Nigeria. (This is the one about Adventures,<a href="https://brittanyrose.substack.com/p/afro-beat-d
The 3 Types of Expats (opens the original)
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When I tell people that our family currently lives in Nigeria, inevitably one of the questions that follows is if we are missionaries. The answer, of course, is no.We do love Jesus, but to be clear, we’re here for the paycheck, the travel, and the career opportunity.Of course, I don’t say that. In American culture, it’s strangely taboo to admit you did something for money. I find this ironic, because so much of our culture is motivated by capitalism.Instead, I say we’re here for my hu
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