Who is Olu?
I'm a natural storyteller, so I will tell you a little bit more than you'd expect.
Who am I? The billion-dollar question.
Olu at Vondelpark, Amsterdam. June 2025
On a hot summer day in June 2025, at
Vondelpark, an acquaintance I was meeting for the first time asked me to tell her
about myself. I was about to respond when I paused and asked, more to
myself than to anyone else,
“Who am I? Who is Olufunke Moronfolu?”
Perhaps it was the lovely weather or the greenery around us. Still,
after a long ramble, I realized I had just had one of the most
interesting conversations of 2025, with someone I haven’t met again
since.
I’ve often wondered how to describe myself. By my hobbies? Flaws? Strengths? Values? Beliefs? Career? Which of these, if you hear them, would make you say, “Yes, I know who Olu is”?
I don’t know, but I’ll refrain from neat labels and cute adjectives. Instead, I’ll share bits and fragments that, together, give you a sense of who I am or at least who I am at the moment of writing this.
So, here goes.
My name, for a start
I’m Olúfúnkẹ́ Morónfólú, but you can call me Olu.
Olúfúnkẹ́, shortened from Olúwafúnmikẹ́, means “X has given me (this child) to pamper/cherish/care for,” with Morónfólú from Morónfólúwa, meaning “I have found something to give to X,” both in Yorùbá , a language spoken in southwestern Nigeria, where I’m from. A full circle of gift and care.
X in this context could be God, King or a revered entity.
Constants about me
I’ve learned that people change, and I suspect I do it more often than most. I think the essence of life is growing into versions of ourselves we didn’t know were possible, until we find one that feels right… or until the curtain falls.
That said, here are a few things about me that have remained constant.
I enjoy reading.
Growing up in the small town of Ayetoro, books were my window into worlds far beyond my immediate surroundings. They made me dream of Venice long before I ever saw the canal. I read to find questions as much as answers.
I write.
I write to make sense of chaos, to connect, to heal, and to leave something behind. My grandfather taught me to write early, and I’ve been doing it ever since. I like the idea that years from now, even after I’m gone, someone might stumble upon my words and meet a version of me.
I love stories.
I was shaped by my grandfather, who told me stories of his life, and by my uncle-in-law, who would put me on his lap and ask me to tell him mine. I enjoy hearing people’s stories because, through them, I get to see the world anew. Many of the essays on this site are born from conversations like that.
I love to travel.
Books planted the seeds that have now grown. Traveling has made me more empathetic and aware of how small and connected we all are. If the world ended today, I’d wish I’d seen more, of course. But I’d still be grateful for the places I’ve been and the people I’ve met.
I love food.
Not just eating but also experiencing it. Tasting, chewing, savoring. As I write this, I’m thinking about the taco I had tonight and how the juice from the meat drizzled down my wrist. When I travel, a few things matter most to me: the food, the people, and the stories.
I don’t have a favorite color.
This feels important to mention. I keep wishing I did, maybe it would put me in some cool kids’ club, but I really don’t care. I’ll wear Chartreuse if the outfit looks good on me.
I love watching TV.
Haha, really! Just as I saw the world through books, I have visited places through TV shows and movies.
Love matters.
Especially self-love. I keep hoping that if more people loved themselves, we’d have a better world because our actions are often extensions of how we feel about ourselves.
My web design pet peeves.
I dislike seeing custom pointers. I find them distracting, annoying, unnecessary, and in my personal book of web design pet peeves, a cardinal sin.
I absolutely dislike AI generated images on websites.
I love green spaces.
Parks, trees, gardens, quiet countryside. I love cities too, but I need nature to breathe. The greenest place I’ve ever been to is Luxembourg, and I often think about my time in Mini Switzerland,” and the moment I saw a deer while checking into my accommodation in Echternach. I hope to live closer to nature one day.
But who the f**k is Olu, really?
Well, you'll find some of the answers to your questions in this piece that is also coincidentally titled, Who the f**k is Olu?. But I must warn you, I don't have all the answers yet.What I'm doing now, professionally
Professionally, my path hasn’t been linear, but it has been intentional, based on the information I had at each stage.
I originally wanted to be a teacher, despite being warned (many times) that a teacher’s reward is in heaven and riches were unlikely. I didn’t care. I went on to study Integrated Science Education, a decision someone close to me once said I would regret. Years later, I still don’t.
Curiosity, combined with an aptitude for change, led me into Software Engineering, where I earned a postgraduate diploma and a master’s degree in Computer Science.
Along the way, I discovered Technical Writing and began freelancing on the side. It brought together my background in education and my love for teaching and writing.
After freelancing while working as a software engineer, I eventually moved into technical writing full-time. Today, I work as a Technical Writer, often acting as a user and developer advocate.
I see technical writing as both an art and a core part of the product experience and the software development lifecycle that should never be taken lightly, but guess what? Organizations often do.
I’ve collaborated with companies such as Novu, Hygraph, Appwrite, Cloudinary, Grafbase, Flutterwave, and others, creating documentation and content that helps people truly understand and effectively use the tools they build.
Why work with me?
What good is brilliant engineering if no one knows how to use your products?
I’ve been on the other side of trying to work with powerful, well-regarded tools that suffered from confusing or neglected documentation. When documentation is an afterthought, it shows.
With my background in software engineering, I bridge the gap between deep technical systems and the humans using them. I create persona-centered documentation and content strategies that surface a product’s real value, whether the audience is developers, non-technical users, or internal teams.
Simply put: I help people understand things.
And I do a damn good job of it.
What else will you find here?
Beyond technical writing, I write essays—fiction and nonfiction—about life, people, conversations, and everything in between. Writing started as something I did for love long before I realized it could also be work.
This website is a collection of those pieces. A record. A trail. If you take your time here, I hope you come away with a sense of who Olu is.
After all is said and written, I’m still figuring out who I am and getting to know myself. It’s been exciting so far, and I cannot wait to see who I’ll become next.
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