Travel

I was telling a friend the other day that I’m a sum total of all the different lives I’ve lived, all the values and belief systems that raised me.

I got one of my greatest shocks about this Jápa Syndrome at the United States Embassy in Abuja.

Most people within my age bracket who japa from Nigeria tend to do so through the graduate school route and rely on scholarships and other forms of funding.

What I miss most about Nigeria is my mom and my brother. I miss their presence. I miss the feeling of just knowing that my eyes can move in the same direction as my mind when I wish to see them.