{"id":14,"date":"2023-07-23T18:49:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T18:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miriamnjoku.com\/staging\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2024-11-11T08:43:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T08:43:16","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/miriamnjoku.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-22ab668\" data-block-id=\"22ab668\"><style>.stk-22ab668{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-22ab668-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-eb8b451\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"eb8b451\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-eb8b451-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks 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8% !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-174\" src=\"https:\/\/miriamnjoku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/28-Return-to-Cameroon-Foumban-Cameroon-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Return to Cameroon, Foumban, Cameroon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miriamnjoku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/28-Return-to-Cameroon-Foumban-Cameroon-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/miriamnjoku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/28-Return-to-Cameroon-Foumban-Cameroon-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/miriamnjoku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/28-Return-to-Cameroon-Foumban-Cameroon-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/miriamnjoku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/28-Return-to-Cameroon-Foumban-Cameroon-1-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-14474cc\" id=\"gallery\" data-block-id=\"14474cc\"><style>.stk-14474cc .stk-block-heading__text{font-weight:bold !important;text-transform:uppercase !important;font-family:\"Oswald\",Sans-serif !important}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Gallery<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-3f27b3f\" data-block-id=\"3f27b3f\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Join Miriam on an enduring voyage across Cameroon, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, through her childhood to young adulthood.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-1cfd5fe\" data-block-id=\"1cfd5fe\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button is-style-plain stk-block stk-da28962\" data-block-id=\"da28962\"><style>.stk-da28962 .stk-button{padding-top:15px !important;padding-right:35px !important;padding-bottom:15px 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stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-8542abc\" id=\"gallery\" data-block-id=\"8542abc\"><style>.stk-8542abc .stk-block-heading__text{font-weight:bold !important;text-transform:uppercase !important;font-family:\"Oswald\",Sans-serif !important}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Other Writing<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e0bea4b\" data-block-id=\"e0bea4b\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Articles covering topics such as childhood trauma, workaholism, the significance of Black Lives Matter, and the dynamics of human relationships.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-56961f0\" data-block-id=\"56961f0\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button is-style-plain stk-block stk-63d8602\" data-block-id=\"63d8602\"><style>.stk-63d8602 .stk-button{padding-top:15px 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class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-c9f18ce\" data-block-id=\"c9f18ce\"><style>.stk-c9f18ce .stk-img-wrapper{height:300px !important}.stk-c9f18ce .stk-img-wrapper img{object-position:50% 26% !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-46\" src=\"https:\/\/miriamnjoku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/miriam-njoku-facing-left.jpeg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miriamnjoku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/miriam-njoku-facing-left.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/miriamnjoku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/miriam-njoku-facing-left-214x300.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/miriamnjoku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/miriam-njoku-facing-left-732x1024.jpeg 732w, https:\/\/miriamnjoku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/miriam-njoku-facing-left-768x1074.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" 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\/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ca0daff\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ca0daff\"><style>.stk-ca0daff{margin-top:-200px !important;z-index:2 !important}.stk-ca0daff-container{background-color:var(--stk-global-color-96547,#218380) !important;max-width:800px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-left:auto !important}.stk-ca0daff-container:before{background-color:var(--stk-global-color-96547,#218380) !important}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-ca0daff{margin-top:-100px !important}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-ca0daff{margin-top:-25px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ca0daff-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ca0daff-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block 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