I am a uni student and I have been at home for 3 months, eating, sleeping, repeating chores, errands and the cycle continues, on Monday the strike was extended to an extra 3 months 😩.
These pictures were taken in my room by me, the person next to me is my roommate Ruth, I miss her and the rest of my roommates, we've created lots of memories together.
COOKING EXPERIENCE 😋
I remembered a weekend we all spent together, it was a Saturday we were in our mid semesters and we were so broke (in my country not having enough money at a period of time is referred to as being broke), we were so hungry and all we wanted was to eat, we don't eat or even cook together prior to this, we just respected our space. We started asking each other what we had in our wardrobe that we could use to prepare a meal, and we ended up preparing Spaghetti with Tomato sauce, it tasted so nice... Within the next few minutes we made the meal and forgot we were even hungry 😂.
This cooking created a bond amongst us, we learnt that we could eat together and still respect each others boundaries.
BOLE FESTIVAL
We started going out together during weekends, BOLE is a meal prepared by roasting yam, plantain, potatoes, fish garnished with a pepper sauce, We had a big field where some chefs came to show off their skills in preparing Bole, some activities are held in my school during weekends because those are the only times, we could be free from studies, Myself and Ruth attended this festival we had so much fun together. I lost clips from that day but the memories remains.
Schooling in general is not just about the knowledge we're there to get from our books, I believe there's more to learn like; Adjusting and compromising, Spirit of team work, Respect and Self-respect, and the value of sharing.
The Federal Government and ASUU (The union in charge of university bodies) are to hold a meeting today, I really hope the issue is resolved and we're permitted to resume schools, so I can see my roommates again because I really miss them.
Thanks for reading my blog 😊
See you next time.
Aww I wish I could go back to school as well, I miss my friends so much :(
I thought they would call off the strike, only for them to extend it chai.
You mentioned bole festival, one thing that came to my mind was Portharcourt.
Do you school there?
I hope it will be called off soon 🥺
I live in Port Harcourt but I school at UNN.
Close! I school at uniport actually lol I thought I found a school mate.
Thank God for this platform for keeping us busy this period
Seriously though, what would I have been doing 😂
We're still quite close cause I'm currently at PH.
Hehe maybe someday we might jam
Lol... it's a small world.
Nice meeting you 🤗
Likewise friend 💗
hmmm so the Bole festival is at PortHarcourt, darn I don't remember that from when I was there, my memory must be going doolally haha
@maureena when I was working there in the oil industry I gave three talks to some of the students, so friendly people there@_
Bole festival is an occasional event, I think it happens once every year. Right? @maureena
So maybe you missed it haha. When we’re you in Portharcourt?
Yea I probably missed it, oh I was there a few years ago on and off.
Such a small world. 😂
There world is just a global village:)
Yeah, it's an annual event and always worth your time.
There's more to school than just reading, younger exposed to a lot of new things and learn more.
We keep hoping everyday that the strike be called of I pray it doesn't take too long.
I pray so too 🥺
You are so right! I remember my Uni days, I learnt more about life than I did learning for my degree hehe and roommates were a great thing to!
I heard the strikes got extended again, that really sucks, I am sorry for you.
Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful weekend:)
Thank you and enjoy your weekend too 😊
I will and thank you