She was said to have migrated to New Jersey in the States when she was just three.
Her teacher at Greek High School, Karyn, described the girl as a diamond in the rough.
Just like Omolaja, Karyn was also a migrant who moved to America two decades before.
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According toBeingNigerian, the teacher said that the girl overcome serious bouts of anxiety to florish.
The young writer said she uses poetry to express her feelings of both the trying and the good times.
She also had to struggle with being black and double-check that things would not overwhelm her.
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Kambalame started off his letter:
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