by zaakirahnayyar | Dec 27, 2016 | Blogging
A trend that I have been seeing from my fellow bloggers is publicizing their blog income reports.Completing my first full year blogging, I thought to do so too.The reason why I choose to do it is to allow for accountability, keep track of growth, and it makes it...
by zaakirahnayyar | Nov 1, 2016 | Africa, Europe, Stories, Travel
It’s been a long time coming, but I am finally taking another international trip.Lately, I have gotten tons of questions from those who knew about my trip such as:Why South Africa?So in this blog post, I will lay out my various reasons: According to a written blog...
by zaakirahnayyar | Jul 16, 2016 | love, Stories
My 2-year anniversary is July 16, 2016. Over the course of the years, there have been a lot of ups, downs, lessons and changes. Last year, I wrote a post about love. My theme for this year: patience, communication, and respect.For better or worse is what they say; not...
by zaakirahnayyar | Jun 27, 2016 | Stories, Travel, Writing
June 2, 2015, marks the first anniversary of paying for my Squarespace site and purchasing my domain for Zaakirah Nayyar. Even though I began blogging on Tumblr about my travels during my 2011 trip to Ghana, West Africa for a volunteer project with Operation...
by zaakirahnayyar | Apr 22, 2016 | Stories, Writing
Originally Posted: April, 25, 2014Follow my blog with BloglovinMy name is Zaakirah (pronounced zaa-key-ra); in Arabic, it means the hereafter. I was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on December 20th, almost four weeks prematurely. When I was nine months old, I was...
by zaakirahnayyar | Apr 15, 2016 | Africa, Stories, Writing
Originally posted June 2014So it has been a little over a week since I have been in The Gambia, West Africa. It reminds me so much of Ghana, but it is also very different. The land is much more flat, it is a predominantly Muslim country, a much smaller country, and...
by zaakirahnayyar | Mar 15, 2016 | love, Stories, Writing
This past weekend made an exact year since I filed the petition for my husband to come to the U.S. Thanks to Facebook memories, I was informed that this past weekend has also been two years since my husband sent me that friend request which I accepted and my life...
by zaakirahnayyar | Jul 16, 2015 | Africa, love, Stories, Travel, Writing
We find love in the most unexpected places, in the most unexpected ways, at the least expected times. It’s something I’ve always wanted, dreamed of, that was my motivation in life for making it through the tough times. I never did actually know how my wedding day did...
by zaakirahnayyar | Jul 3, 2015 | Africa, Stories, Travel
Originally Posted July 3, 2011This was in continuation with documenting my journey to my first time on the continent of Africa.Happy 4th of July to you!Today our Operation Crossroads Africa group had a feast in celebration of the Fourth of July. We cooked lots of...
by zaakirahnayyar | Jun 22, 2015 | Africa, Stories, Travel
Originally Posted June 2011I am on my way to Ghana! A two-month volunteer summer trip; an experience of a lifetime!The organization I’m traveling with is Operations Crossroads Africa, the progenitor of the Peace Corps. During this trip, I will be volunteering and of...
