A few weeks ago, my fiancé Renee and I drove down a dirt road and parked in front of

this beautiful gate.

It kind of had a castle vibe, a compact square tower on each side connected by this arch

which held a sign over the middle of the road and painted an orange were the words,

Oyo Tungi, Europe of Village.

The front of us is Oyo Tungi, Europe of Village and around us is, you know, well-o-trees

and South Carolina Forest.

A friend of mine had told me about Oyo Tungi, a real African village right here in the

U.S., just an hour south of Charleston, South Carolina.

And it's not one of those tourist places where people in period costumes are recreating

an African village.

This is a real village, real homes, a real community.

And if you didn't know you were in South Carolina, you'd swear you were in Africa.

How you doing?

So, I'm a podcast producer and I'm, yeah, so my name is Bo DeLare.

Bo DeLare, my sister told you we're coming, I'm Eifah Funkay, I'm one of the number one

sort guy here, Oyo Tungi, African Village.

The first thing Eifah pointed out was another sign.

This one posted in the ground just outside the gate.

It says, notice, you're leaving the U.S., you're entering the Europe.

We leave the Kingdom.

In the name of his Highness Eifah Funkalan, peace.

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