Dipo Adesida

My French Teacher Had an Igbo Accent (eBook, ePUB)

An Inspiring Collection of Memories, Memoirs and Mischiefs

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Sometime ago, I read a note from my friends Facebook page, and it got me thinking. She had just joined the United States Marines and was recounting her ordeal during one of the drills. What was most hilarious about her story was how she screamed in her native Yoruba language when a particular drilling sequence became too unbearable. A squeal of unbelief couched in the popular Yoruba exclamation Yepa! must have escaped from her gut. On closer scrutiny, I later realized that she had joined the army not because she was prepared but because it was a childhood fantasy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Partridge Publishing Africa
• Seitenzahl: 108
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781482862461
• Artikelnr.: 52597693

Autorenporträt

Dipo is a creative writer, TV/film/radio producer, and director of Content, Synergy & Innovation at Verdant Zeal Group, an emerging African marketing and communications multinational. With a bachelor's degree in dramatic arts from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, Dipo has continued to explore several forms of expression within the creative arts. From a life on stage to working behind the lens, he has translated his creative talents to produce various made-for-screen content for over a decade. With his pen, he paints humorous and thought-provoking imageries that cause his readers to reflect, probe, and question. With his words, he creates universes and scenarios that are relatable, realistic, and resonate the passions and motivations of the everyday individual. Dipo is an adventure seeker, speed racer, avid reader. He is an alumnus of the New York Film Academy and a Mandela Washington fellow. He is married to Cynthia, his childhood sweetheart, and they're blessed with a delectable daughter, Moyosoreoluwa.