Actually, if anyone calls themselves my close friend but cannot answer this question correctly, then believe me, I’d seriously question the genuineness of our friendship because the answer is so glaring 😅.
Let me give you a hint.
She is a writer obviously.
She is Nigerian.
She had every opportunity to completely let go of her African heritage and identity, but for some reason, she refused to.
She made feminism sound meaningful, human, and necessary.
In one of her TED Talks, she said:
“A feminist is a man or a woman who says, yes, there’s a problem with gender as it is today and we must fix it.”
And honestly? That line alone stayed with me.
She is a mother.
A wife.
A daughter.
A feminist.
A storyteller.
She is none other than Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She is my forever role model and favorite writer.
Sometimes, I wonder what it feels like to live her kind of life.
I desperately want to know what it feels like for your name to be more popular than your face. Funny enough, that has always been my dream 😅. I love the idea of being known through my words before my appearance. To me, there’s something deeply beautiful and powerful about that kind of recognition.
I want to know what a day in the life of a professional writer truly feels like.
What does her routine look like?
How does she think?
How does she carry so much wisdom in such simple words?
I want to know what it feels like to be someone respected and admired by millions, not because of scandal or noise, but because of intellect, authenticity, and storytelling.
One thing I deeply admire about Chimamanda is how she balances visibility and privacy so effortlessly. She is globally known, yet somehow still protected by a certain level of anonymity.
Most people recognize the name before the face.
And honestly? I love that.
I love the fact that she could walk into a room and still go unnoticed by many people because while the world may know her words, not everyone knows her appearance. To me, that sounds peaceful. Famous, yet free. Known, yet private.
That balance is something I truly admire.
Beyond her success, what inspires me most is that she never abandoned who she was. She carried her African identity proudly into global spaces. She told African stories unapologetically and made the world listen.
That alone makes her extraordinary to me.
So yes, if given the opportunity, I would absolutely pay any amount I can afford just to live one day in her life, not for the fame, not even for the money, but to experience what it feels like to live as someone whose words carry so much power, meaning, and influence.
Because at the end of the day, that is the kind of writer I dream of becoming.