Documenting 2025

It's day 356 of documenting 2025. 9 days to 2026! I didn't mention that yesterday was Sunday, right? Well, it's Monday and I'm not in school! 😄 No books or lectures, No compulsory uniform or stress. I woke up in my uncle's house after a wonderful night's rest. My phone was at its lowest, 13%. And where we went to, there's no light. Unfortunately 🥲 My aunt allowed me use her power bank and that's how I'm able to type this. Asides that, it's all good over here. There's food and fun, especially with my cousin and brother around. My cousin came with her friend for the holidays, so we're a group of four now. It's all good vibes 😎 Well, we did chores in the morning. I was charging my phone then. After that we cooked breakfast using the firewood method. I can't count how many times I had to wash my hands off charcoal or how many instances my eyes watered from the smoke. But it was all worth it. The meal...

It's day 355 of documenting 2025. 10 days to 2026! Well, today's post would be the last of the special series, "Episode With E". And with all that happened today, it's going to be a long one. Okay, let me start from this morning. We had part two of the spelling competition by 6am. Quite early, I know! I actually thought it was going to be finalized last night but it wasn't. Anyways, it was time for me to start spelling. A word would be pronounced and I was to spell it. I wasn't feeling tensed until I heard a word that sounded confused. My first guess...I failed it. Then we had to use "the other method" to get the correct spelling. Then I got it. Two rounds and 10 words later, we were done. An email was sent that I should relax, as the results were being analyzed. I used that time to prepare for the service where I was to sing as part of the choir. I was also intentional to pack my things...as I was going back to the ho...

It's day 354 of documenting 2025. 11 days to 2026! Saturday was definitely a fun day for me. Probably because I'm still at E's house. Okay...let me start from how today went. I woke up early, due to my alarm. I actually slept in a mosquito net, provided by E's mum. She's such a nice woman...and she reminded me of my mother. Shortly after, E's dad woke up. You know what happened next? We all had a morning devotion! Igbo worship songs which I sang along to, then prayer by E's dad. It felt like I was with family....and that God was present. After the devotion, we had to go for a choir practice...me, E and J...our other friend and one of E's roommate in the lodge. It was another experience on its own...with me straining my voice to keep up with the sopranos. E told me earlier that my voice was an alto...but I should join the sopranos first, that he would train me later. He would know, as he's a choir coordinator and trainer himself. There I w...

It's day 353 of documenting 2025. 12 days to 2025! Friday started with prayers and me spraying my towel that I had washed last night. Then later on, E replied to my chat. Remember E from the last post? Yeah...that guy. I had asked if I could see him before he went to his place. He said yes...and told me to meet at a popular junction, close to where we usually have GS lectures. On the way to the spot, my prayer was, "Lord help me with this. If I have to forget this friendship, so be it...because I can't lose You". And I had made up my mind to be as serious as possible, no smiling. "Don't know what them guys got in their mind" was the thought. With all the experience I've had with guys and how deceptive they can be, I didn't see E any different from them.  But I was in for a surprise. I got to the spot and called him. He picked and told me that he was still occupied with something, that I should take a bike to a particular lodge. His lo...

It's day 352 of documenting 2025. 13 days to 2026! Today being Thursday definitely gave off the mid-week vibes 😎 We had our last lecture for the year, despite rumors that the lecturer was not going to come. He hadn't shown up for the last two weeks and my coursemates got upset. So, they ditched the last class. We were only ten during the lecture...and we got down a few notes and asked questions, as well as got explanations from the lecture. Then that was it! We were officially on break! 😁 There were hugs and mentions of   "till next year".  Something happened tho...that made me check myself, because I was like, "from where?" I'm the course rep, right? And the assistant course rep is a guy....let's call him E. So, E and I became friends due to our engagements as reps of the class. As a result, we moved around together a lot and worked closely to ensure the smooth working of the class. But then, somewhere along the line...unconsciously, I...

It's day 351 of documenting 2025. 14 days to 2026! Wednesdays already feeling like a Saturday 😪 I noticed that the harmattan season is getting closer and closer...during the night at least. We had the usual lectures today. One by 10am...and that was probably the highlight of today. Our lecturer, was able to summarize all we had done so far, answer questions posed by my coursemates, and still lead us in a prayer session. It was our last Wednesday class for the year, so it had to be memorable. And guess what she gave us our Christmas present? Pens! 🖊️ A pen for each of us. As she distributed the pens, someone played the usual "Feliz Na Vidad" Christmas song. That was after the prayer. It was quite interesting...and the lady in particular was voted the best lecturer for the year. She really deserves the award 😌 Turns out, the lady (let's call her Miss C) is also our departmental ICT officer....who is meant to upload our courses. I followed her to her offic...

It's day 350 of documenting 2025. 15 days to 2026! Today turned out to be a lazy day for me. Well, it wasn't initially. The morning, lectures and more errands for my classmates. Apparently, we're having issues with registration for our general courses. The trip to the General Studies office wasn't so fruitful...but hopefully it will be resolved by this week. When I came to the hostel, there was nothing more I wanted to do than to lie down on my bed. That, I did. I didn't go anywhere....was just scrolling lazily for hours. It was evening time before I decided to get off my bed, wash my shirt for tomorrow and fetch water. I didn't even look at my books. I told my friend (slightly complaining) how hectic school life is....and I'm just starting. I know it's going to be much tougher. I'm really trying to brace myself for the usual stress. I guess it's all part of adjusting to a new place....and I think I've just been her...

It's day 349 9f documenting 2025. 16 days to 2026! Today was tough 😪 Maybe because of the errands I had to run in the evening, or because of the fact that I overindulged on snacks and felt bad afterwards. Or maybe because I slept off during lectures today...twice! A not-so-good record. Well, the main thing is...I felt down. So down that I just glued my eyes to my phone screen; trying to avoid the thoughts that flooded my mind. Later on, I went to get a new pair earphones...as my old pair isn't working properly. As I came back to the hostel, I was just thinking how I had just probably made a financial mistake. But to be sincere, I needed new earphones. I think I got back to my normal self...after an hour of sitting by myself and just listening to songs that reflected my emotional state. That artiste called Kaestrings is blessed ✨ How I came around? By just opening my mouth and saying sorry to Jesus. I was so focused on the fact that I messed up again and how hard c...

It's day 348 of documenting 2025. 17 days to 2026! Happy Sunday! ☺️ This is definitely another overdue post, but you get to read it anyways. And there's good news... It's the last week of lectures! So, today was another laid-back day, due to the fact that it's my time of the month. I just didn't feel like going anywhere, not even church...and when I called my dad, he said it wasn't necessary to force myself to go. Besides, my roommate was all on my case, trying to command me to go to the fellowship with her, like I used to do before. I didn't go....mainly to confirm a suspicion I had, as well as to do my weekend laundry. I didn't miss out on spending time with God. I read my Bible, worshipped through song and stayed off food till afternoon. I didn't do it to appear more righteous than those that went to church. I just did it. And then my suspicion was confirmed when my roommate came back with her friend. I was doing my afternoon Bible stu...