Dreams Have a Habit of Popping Back Up: On the Road with Lola Akinmade Akerstrom

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When no one else believes in your dreams, sometimes they get lost in the shuffle until you find the strength to believe yourself. Lola Akinmade Akerstrom was a systems architectwho’d dreamed of making a living of travel since she was a child.

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I was born and raised in Nigeria. I had an insane obsession for geography and outlandish dreams including traveling the world, becoming a best-selling author, and wor...