A little more...

A little more introduction...

So, I just graduated from the University of Toronto and I am seriously considering , actually, not considering, I am moving to Nigeria. I have semi-packed my bags and all that is left is to suff them up properly, zip and lock them up. Pick up Jagger to board our flight tomorrow. So I thought until Hurricane Sandy ruined everything. The countdown now is T minus 2. Not too bad right?

Oh yea, meet Jagger. He is my (almost) 4 months old pomeranian puppy whom I am quickly growing fond of. He is a charmer.

My primary purpose of moving to Nigeria(where I was born and raised up until I was 11yrs old) is to continue where I left of. Well, not exactly. I left Nigeria in 1998 but I have been back a significant amount of times to decide whether or not I could survive there.

However, I am fully aware that going away to Nigeria for a vacay is totally different from actually living there. Now, will I survive or not? and How will I survive? The answers to those questions are what my blog is supposed to reveal.

My next major concern is the NYSC program, which I went back for a week to register in Abuja (by the way, that was my first time in that state and I have no opinion about the place, partly because I didn't stay for long, but they have some proper kilishi. Best believe I brought a lot back to Toronto with me. I bought from Baba Sweet at the Kilishi junction-lol).

Anyways, I decided to start blogging after reading many great blogs on different foreign students' experiences as they moved back to Nigeria and signed up for NYSC and seriously, that shit is scary as hell. I have this bittersweet feeling about it. I am excited because many people admitted it was fun and they met great people and made new friends and all that good shit. I am terrified because of the oversized uniforms(I hate looking stupid in my clothes), the nasty bathrooms, the 1inch mattresses, the mosquitoes, the early morning activities, the boring lectures, the shoving and rushing, the rude civil servants(ever noticed that customer/civil service workers are ridiculously rude and impatient in Nigeria?) and most importantly, the physical activities under the scorching sun.

I'm sure you realize that I was able to list more cons than pros. A FILTHY SHARED BATHROOM? WITH NO SHOWER OR HOT WATER IN THE MORNING?? Don't get it twisted, I'm no diva but a girl can only compromise so many living conditions.

I have been told that I will be posted to Lagos. Times like these, I'm glad for the "connect rule" that is deeply embedded in the Nigerian society. I cannot imagine being anywhere else, I might just not serve. What if I pick up my call up letter and it's not Lagos?? Something's gotta give.

I feel like NYSC is going to be a waste of a whole year out of my precious life. I mean, I cannot choose what company to serve with and I will be stuck at a school, teaching or a local government dealing with miserable civil servants as colleagues. Seriously?? But I guess that's the whole point of serving your nation. I just can't help but wonder why the rule changed the year I graduated. Seeing how I studied Criminology, I really wanna work with some sorta law enforcement organization like the EFCC, SSS, Customs, Immigration, the Police intelligence department, any company's fraud department, u get the gist. We'll see how that plays out eventually because you can imagine how many people try to discourage me because I'm a woman (I actually called myself a woman-lol).


So Help Me God (SHMG).

~Kdamsel~