02:54

Wanderlust and its incurable case

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I have this constant urge to travel and meet foreign souls whilst doing what I do best. 
Each country that I've visited this year has been a long haul stay with family and friends and as well as exploring these beautiful places, I have been working; doing what I love and exerting more of my talent. How frickin amazing does that sound?! 
The fact that I think of ideas and bring them to life in a completely different environment with different dialects, norms, beliefs, and ways of living..
I'm not going [.....]

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01:47

Who do you surround yourself with?

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Greatness. 
People who make you feel great. People who are great. People that make you want to be great. 


I began surrounding myself with these people probably from about the age of 18, when realising that in order to follow through with my desired career path, I'm going to connect with a lot of people along the way. 
However, the kind of people you surround yourself with has a lot to say about you. 
I can honestly say that the past three months of my life have probably been the most life-changing. [.....]

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23:03

Home again

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Currently in the gorgeous motherland that is Nigeria, and loving every moment! 
I'm also keeping my journo hat on and filming my next documentary wooooo 
It's so nice rekindling and reconnecting with close family and friends and experiencing life in a completely different environment with different norms and customs
I look forward to the rest of my time here and can't wait to share my further work with you all
Growth is a process x [.....]

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23:51

Rest, Children In Need, Kwabs, and Tony Hall

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There is always a first time for everything. Waking up each day this week at 04:30 am for work is something that I've never done before, and something that has added to the most challenging, exciting, lively, mind-blowing month of my life. 
I exchanged words and conversations with such hard-working, successful and affluent people. Surround yourself with success and you shall become one!
I don't want to give too much away as I'll speak about it in more depth in my November VLog, but one thing I'll say is working [.....]

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07:52

'Do a bit of everything' moments

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Yes I do love to do a bit of everything. Yes this entails me being quite busy. Yes I always make time for things that matter and count and of course the necessities such as socialising and sleep! But most importantly, yes; I do love what I do. 
I now co-host for BEN Television and absolutely love the diversity and comparison when looking at BEN TV and the BBC; both very dynamic and well known television channels that aid to wider audiences. 
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12:39

Interviewed

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I love interviews as it's such a relaxing and enjoyable way of finding out specific information about someone. A friend is in the process of constructing a magazine and asked me to feature in it. 
I was asked questions and answered accordingly, and really enjoyed it!
Here goes it:


Magazine publication: Afrokanist magazine - https://www.facebook.com/afrokanistmagazine





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05:33

I overthink too much! (The turnaround of a wonderful week)

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I came back from Salford training fully pumped and ready to incorporate everything I've learnt into my job role as a trainee at BBC Radio 2. 

I began working on the breakfast show. The first week consisted of mostly office duties and show plans. The first day didn't go exactly how I thought it would be, and without anything negative happening at all, I suddenly fell into a state of overthinking and being hard on myself for not taking more initiative. 
I kept reminding myself about [.....]

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13:09

Manchester (and the beeb) treated me good!

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At first it felt as though I was en route to a business meeting or something (mostly due to how smartly I was dressed and going straight from church), I hopped on a train to a city outside of London that I've never been to before in the hopes of gaining crazy amounts of information that I would note down constantly. 
I arrived in probably the most luxuriest hotel room I've stayed in in the UK, and I immediately thought of what my mother says to me now and [.....]

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07:05

It happened! This is only the start!!

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I received the news only days after graduating. I responded how most girls would; constantly screaming "SHUT UP" and crying tears of absolute joy. I was more shocked at the fact that it happened so soon, rather than actually ever happening. 
It was such a joyous and happy feeling, and therefore I had decided to only keep the news private with close family and friends, until I actually started my job role as a graduate trainee.

Starting with the BBC as a company, as my first ever job [.....]

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03:02

Acceptance

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I find that in life, many of us crave the feeling of being accepted; no strings or bribery attached, but the feeling of being welcomed in open arms after dealing with rejection for so long. I guess that's the great thing about persevering and keeping up the faith. 
You'll never know when these blessings will come, so it's incredibly important to keep on pushing and remain as optimistic as one can be. I finally understand in depth the well known saying that goes; "faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains."
I'm so grateful for the strength given to me by my creator, I chose not to settle and fought! And I'll never stop. This next year will [.....]

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03:25

And...rolling!

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Team work makes the dream work. Over the recent weekend I became fortunate enough to collaborate with a filmmaker, working together on a subject we both felt strongly about 
We spoke to various people and learnt even more about the topic we embarked on
It was refreshing, testing, and later on became slightly tiring! But we loved it. It didn't feel like work, it was what we simply love to do!
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06:58

I met the pillar of performance art!

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She was so beautiful, and the experience was so worth writing an article about!

Check out my article published via Yuppee, explaining the great experience I had at The Serpentine Gallery and meeting Marina Abramovic here





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06:37

Why I'll never opt for the 9-5

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Leaving university and officially entering 'adult world' has enabled me to properly decipher the difference between a job and work. Lately, I've noticed that people tend to misunderstand the difference between the two.

A job is what one would introduce themselves as; "I'm a student, I'm a stockbroker, I'm an international relations graduate". Something you're not embarassed about saying  and something that you are passionate/proud of.

Work is work. Simple, tiring, tedious tasks that we carry out on a regular basic to earn some sort of income. I've had part time work placements at receptionist jobs that I can say that I'm good at, but nowhere is it similar to what I classify as a real [.....]

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05:57

My movebacktonigeria author page

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Really enjoyed writing for such a respected publication. Check out my articles for Move Back To Nigeria in link below!
>>>>> http://movebacktonigeria.com/author/hannah/ [.....]

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05:03

Giving up

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The human mind has the capability to think about literally anything; things that happened years ago, things that we hope to get done during the present day, etc.

I can think about up to a million things I want to do in just a day, and I somehow feel frustrated as there are SO many more things I can't wait to achieve. 

I've seen many people in this exact situation, but how they choose to deal with it always determines the outcome. I often see people give up. They think: "Ahh, this is taking way too long! I want time to hurry up so I can be successful already" - wrong move. This mentality will leave [.....]

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03:53

My first time hosting an event!

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My lovely church created a brilliantly thought out idea of creating a talent show of people with a range of different talents such as singing, dancing, a comedian performance, and drumming. I was asked about 10 days before the show to be a co-host.
I was happily surprised to have even been asked! I knew that I definitely needed to do this, as I hope to also do presenting in the upcoming years.
It's crazy and almost reminds me of how I felt at the [.....]

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07:47

Move Back To Nigeria

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Time has indeed flown. I can honestly say that I'm more than happy to write for Move Back To Nigeria. I had a recent chat with my kind editor telling her how I felt. I felt as though this particular publication became too broad with my style of writing.

For example, On In London is fresh and new with every piece I publish as it always describes a newer experience.

As for Yuppee and Blirt magazine, there are different topics that have always been of interest and therefore I decide to write about it. It also fits the tone of the publication too which is great.

With Move Back to Nigeria (MBTN) on the other [.....]

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14:54

Remembering E'vann Walker

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A casual Sunday at church turned into one of the most uplifting and beautifully encouraging words that were a long time coming! E'vann Walker has been a preacher from a young age and I could certainly tell! Something about him was so engaging and prophetic I literally latched onto each and every word.

I read over my notes from his preachings, constantly taking them in, reading scripture, and looking at my own personal abilities and remembering how more I am able of achieving them!

The [.....]

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00:23

Giving > Receiving

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I love helping not only the people that are closest to me, but those that are A LOT less fortunate than myself. 

Through the encouragement of charity fundraising and compelling television adverts, I decided to give monthly donations to cancer research UK (anyone on this planet can have it), UNICEF (helps hundreds of countries worldwide that are in need of desperate help, and oxfam (helping people suffering from a lack of the MOST BASIC ESSENTIALS such as water!! Crazy)
What I love about oxfam in particular, [.....]

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04:00

I'm not alone

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I'm in bed with the flu watching countless amount of episodes of Orange Is The New Black, and last night during sleep I dreamt of all of the amazing plans and potential shows that could happen for my YouTube channel. The excitement and thought process continues to grow. 
Thankfully, I've become quite close with a budding productionee, who I recently spoke with about create amazing new visual shows for my YouTube channel!
It's my favourite time of the year being Summer and I am bursting with ideas of what to come out with on my YouTube channel next. I changed my YouTube name from Hannah Journo to Hannah Journo TV, as well as letting my small number of subscribers know, [.....]

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07:12

Networking like never before

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So after my awesome day at the television presenting workshop courtesy of @01zero_one, I was then invited by the lovely project manager to a networking event full of people from different industries.

I met fashion designers, production managers, youtubers, and even entrepreneurs. To me, this networking event wasn't only just connecting with people from the same field as me, but trying something different and connecting with numerous people from different places. 
I guess it's all about creating useful links. The YouTuber I have met may be [.....]

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02:27

Workshops; I can't get enough!

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So through the word of a friend, I was informed of a terrific television presenting course based in Soho, Central London. 

I immediately signed up via eventbrite for the Tv presenting course hosted by @01zero_one and was so happy to have found out about it through a friend!! It's so good being connected I tell you. 
As I also wrote in my personal journal, the day consisted of numerous exercises that would be performed in front of the camera. I still had in mind the notes [.....]

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04:07

A day with Trent Shelton

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Impacted. Liberated. Inspired! I'm all for positivity and looking for things that will push me higher. I learnt of Trent last year through random vids on YouTube and can say that he has added a lot to the way I view life. My happiness and joy from The Lord has truly made me who I am today, and I am so grateful to have gone to see him! What a man. I can't comprehend. Just YouTube him. Lol

My notes from the day:

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03:45

Week 2 at Tv3 Ghana

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As I forcefully wrote in my journal, it's time to get more practical! My supervisor Yaw at TV3 was definitely aware of this as he said that my personality contains 'a lot of energy'! I was ready to be pushed further on board and truly tested. Indeed I was tested!


A mixture of tiredness, patience, waiting, tenacity, and courage was experienced. After assisting with the production team whilst filming 'The Pulpit', I definitely gained a sense of what it would be like being in front of the camera. 
Jamestown children
Week [.....]

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02:52

Week 1 at TV3 Ghana

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Week 1 at TV3 Ghana I'm highly humbled and appreciative of all the kind words received from people around me regarding doing a television journalism internship in Ghana. I had exchanged words with the person that was in charge of me, as I found that keeping contact and letting that person know what you're about before starting work is important. 
I showed my supervisor my documentary filmed in New York City and automatically he knew what department to place me in. 
The department at TV3 under 'real life/entertainment' were full of very [.....]

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13:19

Ghana time

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Ghana really is like no other; from the dialect, to the social vibes amongst locals you encounter everyday on the streets of Accra, or on the tro tros (small commercial minibuses)

It was more than fine settling into my neighbouring country and adhering to the morals, beliefs and customs which are quite similar to my own being Nigerian, but the big challenge that lied ahead was working here. I became almost nervous at the prospect of taking my average levels of professionalism to another continent. 
Before [.....]

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01:34

I have a good feeling about this

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So for over a year now, I have been looking forward to the chances of practising my abilities as an aspiring broadcast journalist elsewhere. Abroad. Thousands of miles away!
It sounds pretty daunting but I felt like I needed to push myself somewhere completely out of my comfort zone and into a newer environment filled with different opportunities and a different outlook on how the TV presenting world is seen. 
I'm so prepared for this opportunity, and the skills and tips I have obtained should hopefully increase by the end of this placement. The training day I attended in April at the Youth Media Agency, has taught me a lot about how to present myself and let my appropriate personality [.....]

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14:14

It has been a wee bit!

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I'm back! It's summer! I am free from university and can fully focus and delve into my career more; woohoo!

As I said at the beginning of the year, I am pushing more into the TV side of things so a little blog post like this just won't make the cut; a video blog explaining pretty much EVERYTHING I've been up to plus a recap of my three documentaries released this year, will be up shortly!!

#staytuned [.....]

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10:25

Ceritified

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I am a member of the national union of journalists! 

The National Union of Journalists is a fantastic way to become a part of a wide community offering numerous job/networking opportunities in the future
God knows why I didn't hear of this organisation before - I've already been able to find great events to go to in order to gain more contacts and meet new people which I love to do, as well as gaining bigger and better job opportunities too
I haven't fully utilised [.....]

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06:28

Promo for the next documentary begins.

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When I think about it, this documentary is huge! It's an idea that's been in thought for a while and I just had to grab this opportunity of planning to do it once my flight to New York City was booked!
It's called 'Consumerism: in love with my Jordans'. I won't give too much away but just like my last two documentaries, I'm sending a clear message across to the public and giving you all something to take from it!
Soo excited for everyone to see. I have many high [.....]

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