Life away from home: One year and counting!

This time a year ago, I was on a plane headed for America. I had never been here before and I had no clue what was ahead of me. However, I’m so proud of all the things I have been able to accomplish through the help of God in this short period of time. After my first semester, I became a member of the Honors Institute and few months later, i became a member of the distinguished society which i love so much Phi Theta Kappa. I’m proud to be a member of the Alpha Beta Beta Family, and so honored to have recently been installed as one of the 2013 – 2014 officers (I’ll cherish my blue band and medal forever! ). 
In this period of time, I’ve been able to have experiences which i’ll never forget. For example, attending Florida International Leadership Conference( FILC 2013) and meeting student leaders who are from several different countries. And attending the Phi Theta Kappa International convention; being in the same place with hundreds of the brightest community college students in America and some other countries changes you in a way that cant be explained. 
Through Phi Theta Kappa, I’ve been able to be active with the SGA. I’ve also had the opportunity to have my article published in several school publications, and very soon the Florida Regional publication.
Being away from where i grew up in brings me new experiences every now and then, even small things like trying a new food, or visiting a new place. 
I’m so grateful to my parents and my brother for giving so much for me to have this opportunity. I love you!
I’m also grateful to my Aunt,  for trying her best to make me feel as comfortable as I can away from home.
 I’m thankful for the wonderful friends i’ve made and for my new extended family . I’m so grateful to God for giving me the opportunity to be part of this wonderful group of people.
Right now, I have a perfect GPA, and i’m working towards transferring in the Spring. I promise not to let all of you down.

Lastly, I’m thankful to all my blog followers and readers. Even though i dont know you guys personally, i feel so close to you guys. Every time i’m missing home, I come here and read all the comments you guys leave on my posts and it just makes me feel a lot better. Thank you for reading and commenting on my posts even when it is so boring!!

Happy birthday Mummy!

Who sat and watched my infant head

When sleeping on my cradle bed

And tears of sweet affection shed,

My Mother!

 

Happy birthday mummy. I love you so much; i know i dont say that enough but i really do.

Hope you have a wonderful birthday this year because your birthday last year was spent helping me prepare to come to the United States. I appreciate all that you have sacrificed for me through the years, and i pray that God would repay you with favour, long life and happiness. 

I wish you all the best. Happy birthday!!

My 100th Post (Daily Prompt)

Daily prompt: National Poetry Writing Month is nearly at at end. To celebrate it, try your hand at some verse. 

I tried so hard to make rhymes, but i guess i’m not the best poet. Anyways, here it goes:

Every time i look at you, 

I ask myself why?

Why did it have to be you?

Why did i have to fall in love with you?

It hurts to know you would never love me back

But still I’ll never look back

Because loving you was not a mistake, It was a gift

Though my heart is filled with grief

I would be eternally grateful 

for having the opportunity to meet you,

Yes, You!

Hello!!

Hey Everyone. I’m so sorry I’ve not done a post in such a long time. I’ve been so busy. I visited California last weekend so I’ve been trying to catch up on school work.

I remember that i promised Seeker that i was going to post pictures of my dress, so here it is! 

Sorry i blurred the faces.

 

I had so much fun at the dance and awards gala. My chapter ended up winning 5 awards, and we were recognized as one of the top 100 Phi Theta Kappa Chapters out of more than a thousand! 

I’m still trying to adjust back to Florida time so i’m pretty tired. Hope you guys have a lovely day!

Daily Prompt: Prized Possession

Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a child. What became of it?

There was  this purple casual dress i got when i was like 7.  I cant really remember who got it for me,  but i really loved that dress. It was  like two sizes too big when i got it and it was made of stretchy material, so as i grew older, it continued to fit me. 

It was so funny that i was attached to that dress so much that i kept wearing it until i was like 15. I was willing to give out my expensive name brand clothes  but i couldn’t let go of that dress. I think i left it in my closet when i left Nigeria. I wonder if my mum has given it out yet….

Happy Easter

Hope you all had a wonderful day! I wish y’all a wonderful week ahead!

Not daily Prompt!! Shopping, and other issues!

Not daily Prompt!! Shopping, and other issues!.

Not daily Prompt!! Shopping, and other issues!

I was going to do a post on today’s daily prompt, but i really don’t know how my ideal society would look like. Anyway, i decided to write about what’s going on in my life right now!

I spent the whole of this weekend shopping for a dress to wear to the Gala and Farewell dance at the PTK international convention. By the way, i’m not a big fan of shopping for clothes. I have a very specific taste and i get frustrated when i cant find what i want. I never really had to shop for clothes when i was living with my parents because my mum used to buy my clothes when she traveled abroad. However, now that i have to buy them myself, it always gets frustrating because i can never find what i want, and when i do, its too expensive for my budget. 

So i went shopping alone on Friday and couldn’t find the right dress. I ended up buying a cute top. Then i went on Saturday evening with a fellow PTK member who was also looking for a dress. We went to five different stores and we still couldn’t find the right dress.  I however found this really cute casual dress for my best friend.

Finally, on Sunday, i went to another mall with my aunt and grandma. After looking around for about an hour and then trying about seven dresses on, i found this really amazing black dress. It was totally out of my budget, but my aunt liked it so much that she actually subsidized it for me by 40% so i only had to pay 60%.

 Not the exact dress, but close!!

As i write this, i remembered that i also have to shop for a shoe.

 

Oh no!! I dont want to go through all that again  Guess that’s what i’m gonna do.

Thank you for reading, and have a lovely day!!

Daily Prompt: Competition

What activity, task, or game most brings out your competitive streak?

For me, that would be singing! I really love to sing, and let me just say that I appreciate it when people just leave my stage for me. Also, when i write a song, you really dont want to change anything in my lyrics; you might as well just write your’s.

Writing this post as made me realize that i don’t compete a lot. I’m a considerably easy going person. When things get too competitive and heated up, i either make a stand for everyone involved to calm down, or I back out. This does not mean you should not compete, Competition is good to a certain extent. 

Hope you guys have a wonderful Sunday.  And for my christian readers, Happy Palm Sunday.

Drum-roll Please……

Okay, Thank you! I’ve been waiting for this day since the 1st of March, and here it is; finally! Yeah, you guessed right, it’s my BIRTHDAY! 

This is my first birthday in the USA so hopefully it turns out great. This is not one of those ages where you throw a big party. But I’m excited anyways because i’m one year closer to one of those ages!

Happy birthday to me!!!