{"id":5921,"date":"2018-11-07T08:40:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T08:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/?p=5921"},"modified":"2020-07-11T15:15:40","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T15:15:40","slug":"been-to-and-home-coming-by-lade-tawak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/been-to-and-home-coming-by-lade-tawak\/","title":{"rendered":"Been-To and Home Coming by Lade Tawak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The panel between Bisi Adjapon, B<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u1ecd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u1ecd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Omotayo, and Misan Rewane is moderated by Yinka Ibukun. It is a lively conversation around what it means to be a repat, navigating spaces, and trying to find your identity, home, and a sense of belonging when you\u2019re othered in both spaces that are supposed to feel like home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5998 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_7245-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It kicks off with a question on whether it is useful to distinguish between Africans in the diaspora and Africans at home. Bisi Adjapon responds with anecdotes to highlight how it could be useful only if we are open minded. \u201cThe two experiences can be similar yet different,\u201d she says, \u201cboth sides have something to learn from the other side.\u201d She speaks about bringing new ways of teaching and learning new ways of interacting with students the first time she returned to Ghana to teach in a secondary school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6012\" src=\"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_7204-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>When asked about what it feels like to come back, and why come back even, B<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u1ecd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u1ecd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Omotayo says that even though he wasn&#8217;t quite accepted in either place\u2014the only black boy in his school for 5 years, feeling rejected at home because he&#8217;d become too much of an \u2018oyinbo\u2019\u2014he decided to come back and stay in Nigeria because racism was too raw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6011 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_7208-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the differences between working and running a business in Nigeria and outside the country, Misan Rewane says that trust, establishing relationships, and the need to have a backup plan are more pronounced here. \u201cNigeria is entrepreneurship on crack,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conversation becomes a bit tense, as is wont to happen when politics comes up. An argument almost erupts between Bisi and Bobo, with Misan\u2014who had earlier said she embraces the Serenity Prayer\u2014sitting it out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6023\" src=\"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_7259-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An audience member asks about code switching: how much does it happen? how necessary is it? The panelists agree that it is a necessary part of communicating with people in whatever setting they&#8217;re in. Misan emphasizes that language is a connector and if you can&#8217;t speak how the people around you speak, you&#8217;ll be excluded. Codeswitching helps you adapt. Bisi gives a practical outlook saying that you must codeswitch so you&#8217;re not cheated in the market for example.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The panel between Bisi Adjapon, B\u1ecdb\u1ecd Omotayo, and Misan Rewane is moderated by Yinka Ibukun. 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