It’s almost exactly a year since we launched NkemLife.com

As we sat and reflected on our Journey thus far, several questions ran across our minds;

The first question that came to mind was ….

How did we even come up with this blog ?

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One word …. TRAVELING 

The truth is ,

” 2 Sisters 2 Cultures 1 Bond” came to  life simply by traveling . Traveling opened our minds up to the world.

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The birth of NkemLife is a manifestation of the power of traveling and expanding your thinking.

….but not just physically traveling.

Traveling through various vehicles, such as:

• Conversation
• Books
• Photography
• Live Music/Concerts
• Dancing with locals and natives
• Eating & Breaking bread at a table with strangers or friends
• …Simply disconnecting from the rest of the world  to reconnect with Self.

After we came back from our beautiful trip to Jamaica, we were like why not? Let’s just do it !!!

We literately came back from Jamaica and said why not?  We landed back in Maryland and in the airport with haste we made a quick  phone call to Go Daddy purchased a domain, and whala!

We never second guessed ourselves, or questioned if we could do this. Traveling allowed our minds to be free and roam just like we do whenever we begin to read  a new book or travel nationally or internationally. To traveling dose not have to be physical.

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The birth of NkemLife.com exemplified  the power  of traveling,  exposing ones self to new cultures and traditions.  The initial  overall goal for our blog is to highlight the importance of  culture, new experience stepping outside of your home and comfort zone. We wanted to stop the notion that in order to”travel”, you then have to physically move to expand your horizon. The word “travel” to us, is ultimately about about exposure.

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So why did we start the blog you ask ?

Well we wanted to start a blog focused on holistic living..a well balanced lifestyle blog.

We wanted to show that there is more to our hot topics than how to get a popping twist out or  #OutfitOfTheDay. Not that there is anything wrong with that but we wanted to dig deeper by sharing our daily conversations as sisters with the world. We wanted to have real everyday conversations about the world from our perspective. This post actually came to life by us sitting around as sisters and reflecting back on our experiences, accomplishments and why we really started the blog.

We want Nkemlife.com to be a cultural hub where you can come and talk to us by sharing your thoughts and travel with us through our photographs.

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When you travel physically and mentally to another place you are interacting with people from other places and backgrounds. You are letting go of your doubts and fears by amercing yourself in a new atmosphere. You consequently get to see life from a different perspective.

In honor of one year journey, tell us your favorite blog post and something you would like us to discuss or share! We would love to know, so we can continue to better share our experiences and give more insight and/or advice as to how to.

Thank you so much from the both of us! Let’s continue to let people know that we are so much more than lipstick, big hair and nails! With Love and God’s grace we will continue to share our life exercise and conversations with you.

With love Chi-chi & Angel! 😉

Photo taken by: Kelvin Bulluck

Thoughts ?